diff --git a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
index 84b7e2af6dba..7bb56d0491a2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
@@ -2453,6 +2453,7 @@ static int __bitmap_resize(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t blocks,
 		memcpy(page_address(store.sb_page),
 		       page_address(bitmap->storage.sb_page),
 		       sizeof(bitmap_super_t));
+	mutex_lock(&bitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.mutex);
 	spin_lock_irq(&bitmap->counts.lock);
 	md_bitmap_file_unmap(&bitmap->storage);
 	bitmap->storage = store;
@@ -2560,7 +2561,7 @@ static int __bitmap_resize(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t blocks,
 			set_page_attr(bitmap, i, BITMAP_PAGE_DIRTY);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&bitmap->counts.lock);
-
+	mutex_unlock(&bitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.mutex);
 	if (!init) {
 		__bitmap_unplug(bitmap);
 		bitmap->mddev->pers->quiesce(bitmap->mddev, 0);