diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index bed9ad76c04c..864729046e22 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -527,12 +527,12 @@ static int loop_make_request(request_queue_t *q, struct bio *old_bio)
 	lo->lo_pending++;
 	loop_add_bio(lo, old_bio);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
-	up(&lo->lo_bh_mutex);
+	complete(&lo->lo_bh_done);
 	return 0;
 
 out:
 	if (lo->lo_pending == 0)
-		up(&lo->lo_bh_mutex);
+		complete(&lo->lo_bh_done);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
 	bio_io_error(old_bio, old_bio->bi_size);
 	return 0;
@@ -593,23 +593,20 @@ static int loop_thread(void *data)
 	lo->lo_pending = 1;
 
 	/*
-	 * up sem, we are running
+	 * complete it, we are running
 	 */
-	up(&lo->lo_sem);
+	complete(&lo->lo_done);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int pending;
 
-		/*
-		 * interruptible just to not contribute to load avg
-		 */
-		if (down_interruptible(&lo->lo_bh_mutex))
+		if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&lo->lo_bh_done))
 			continue;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
 
 		/*
-		 * could be upped because of tear-down, not pending work
+		 * could be completed because of tear-down, not pending work
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(!lo->lo_pending)) {
 			spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
@@ -632,7 +629,7 @@ static int loop_thread(void *data)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	up(&lo->lo_sem);
+	complete(&lo->lo_done);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -843,7 +840,7 @@ static int loop_set_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct file *lo_file,
 	set_blocksize(bdev, lo_blocksize);
 
 	kernel_thread(loop_thread, lo, CLONE_KERNEL);
-	down(&lo->lo_sem);
+	wait_for_completion(&lo->lo_done);
 	return 0;
 
  out_putf:
@@ -909,10 +906,10 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct block_device *bdev)
 	lo->lo_state = Lo_rundown;
 	lo->lo_pending--;
 	if (!lo->lo_pending)
-		up(&lo->lo_bh_mutex);
+		complete(&lo->lo_bh_done);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
 
-	down(&lo->lo_sem);
+	wait_for_completion(&lo->lo_done);
 
 	lo->lo_backing_file = NULL;
 
@@ -1289,8 +1286,8 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 		if (!lo->lo_queue)
 			goto out_mem4;
 		init_MUTEX(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
-		init_MUTEX_LOCKED(&lo->lo_sem);
-		init_MUTEX_LOCKED(&lo->lo_bh_mutex);
+		init_completion(&lo->lo_done);
+		init_completion(&lo->lo_bh_done);
 		lo->lo_number = i;
 		spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
 		disk->major = LOOP_MAJOR;
diff --git a/include/linux/loop.h b/include/linux/loop.h
index 40f63c9879d2..f96506782ebe 100644
--- a/include/linux/loop.h
+++ b/include/linux/loop.h
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ struct loop_device {
 	struct bio 		*lo_bio;
 	struct bio		*lo_biotail;
 	int			lo_state;
-	struct semaphore	lo_sem;
+	struct completion	lo_done;
+	struct completion	lo_bh_done;
 	struct semaphore	lo_ctl_mutex;
-	struct semaphore	lo_bh_mutex;
 	int			lo_pending;
 
 	request_queue_t		*lo_queue;