diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
index 252770696a05..8b1d93114f40 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
@@ -3628,8 +3628,11 @@ static void raid_postsuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
 	struct raid_set *rs = ti->private;
 
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_SUSPENDED, &rs->runtime_flags))
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_SUSPENDED, &rs->runtime_flags)) {
+		mddev_lock_nointr(&rs->md);
 		mddev_suspend(&rs->md);
+		mddev_unlock(&rs->md);
+	}
 
 	rs->md.ro = 1;
 }
@@ -3886,8 +3889,11 @@ static void raid_resume(struct dm_target *ti)
 	if (!(rs->ctr_flags & RESUME_STAY_FROZEN_FLAGS))
 		clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_SUSPENDED, &rs->runtime_flags))
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_SUSPENDED, &rs->runtime_flags)) {
+		mddev_lock_nointr(mddev);
 		mddev_resume(mddev);
+		mddev_unlock(mddev);
+	}
 }
 
 static struct target_type raid_target = {
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 6f25e3f1a1cf..9767bb33df56 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ static blk_qc_t md_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 void mddev_suspend(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(mddev->thread && current == mddev->thread->tsk);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&mddev->reconfig_mutex);
 	if (mddev->suspended++)
 		return;
 	synchronize_rcu();
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mddev_suspend);
 
 void mddev_resume(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&mddev->reconfig_mutex);
 	if (--mddev->suspended)
 		return;
 	wake_up(&mddev->sb_wait);
@@ -663,6 +665,7 @@ void mddev_unlock(struct mddev *mddev)
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&pers_lock);
 	md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
+	wake_up(&mddev->sb_wait);
 	spin_unlock(&pers_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mddev_unlock);
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c b/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
index 2b450eee21fa..59af7cf35092 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ static void r5c_disable_writeback_async(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct r5l_log *log = container_of(work, struct r5l_log,
 					   disable_writeback_work);
 	struct mddev *mddev = log->rdev->mddev;
+	struct r5conf *conf = mddev->private;
+	int locked = 0;
 
 	if (log->r5c_journal_mode == R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH)
 		return;
@@ -701,11 +703,15 @@ static void r5c_disable_writeback_async(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* wait superblock change before suspend */
 	wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
-		   !test_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->sb_flags));
-
-	mddev_suspend(mddev);
-	log->r5c_journal_mode = R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH;
-	mddev_resume(mddev);
+		   conf->log == NULL ||
+		   (!test_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->sb_flags) &&
+		    (locked = mddev_trylock(mddev))));
+	if (locked) {
+		mddev_suspend(mddev);
+		log->r5c_journal_mode = R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH;
+		mddev_resume(mddev);
+		mddev_unlock(mddev);
+	}
 }
 
 static void r5l_submit_current_io(struct r5l_log *log)
@@ -3165,6 +3171,8 @@ void r5l_exit_log(struct r5conf *conf)
 	conf->log = NULL;
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
+	/* Ensure disable_writeback_work wakes up and exits */
+	wake_up(&conf->mddev->sb_wait);
 	flush_work(&log->disable_writeback_work);
 	md_unregister_thread(&log->reclaim_thread);
 	mempool_destroy(log->meta_pool);