diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-core.h b/drivers/md/dm-core.h
index 224d44503a06..6fe883fac471 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-core.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-core.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ struct mapped_device {
 	 */
 	struct work_struct work;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
-	atomic_t pending[2];
 	spinlock_t deferred_lock;
 	struct bio_list deferred;
 
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ struct mapped_device {
 	struct srcu_struct io_barrier;
 };
 
-int md_in_flight(struct mapped_device *md);
 void disable_write_same(struct mapped_device *md);
 void disable_write_zeroes(struct mapped_device *md);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 33100e536c4e..70568f8b6c53 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -646,25 +646,30 @@ static void free_tio(struct dm_target_io *tio)
 	bio_put(&tio->clone);
 }
 
-int md_in_flight(struct mapped_device *md)
+static bool md_in_flight(struct mapped_device *md)
 {
-	return atomic_read(&md->pending[READ]) +
-	       atomic_read(&md->pending[WRITE]);
+	int cpu;
+	struct hd_struct *part = &dm_disk(md)->part0;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		if (part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[0], cpu) ||
+		    part_stat_local_read_cpu(part, in_flight[1], cpu))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void start_io_acct(struct dm_io *io)
 {
 	struct mapped_device *md = io->md;
 	struct bio *bio = io->orig_bio;
-	int rw = bio_data_dir(bio);
 
 	io->start_time = jiffies;
 
 	generic_start_io_acct(md->queue, bio_op(bio), bio_sectors(bio),
 			      &dm_disk(md)->part0);
 
-	atomic_inc(&md->pending[rw]);
-
 	if (unlikely(dm_stats_used(&md->stats)))
 		dm_stats_account_io(&md->stats, bio_data_dir(bio),
 				    bio->bi_iter.bi_sector, bio_sectors(bio),
@@ -676,8 +681,6 @@ static void end_io_acct(struct dm_io *io)
 	struct mapped_device *md = io->md;
 	struct bio *bio = io->orig_bio;
 	unsigned long duration = jiffies - io->start_time;
-	int pending;
-	int rw = bio_data_dir(bio);
 
 	generic_end_io_acct(md->queue, bio_op(bio), &dm_disk(md)->part0,
 			    io->start_time);
@@ -687,16 +690,11 @@ static void end_io_acct(struct dm_io *io)
 				    bio->bi_iter.bi_sector, bio_sectors(bio),
 				    true, duration, &io->stats_aux);
 
-	/*
-	 * After this is decremented the bio must not be touched if it is
-	 * a flush.
-	 */
-	pending = atomic_dec_return(&md->pending[rw]);
-	pending += atomic_read(&md->pending[rw^0x1]);
-
 	/* nudge anyone waiting on suspend queue */
-	if (!pending)
-		wake_up(&md->wait);
+	if (unlikely(waitqueue_active(&md->wait))) {
+		if (!md_in_flight(md))
+			wake_up(&md->wait);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1915,8 +1913,6 @@ static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(int minor)
 	if (!md->disk)
 		goto bad;
 
-	atomic_set(&md->pending[0], 0);
-	atomic_set(&md->pending[1], 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&md->wait);
 	INIT_WORK(&md->work, dm_wq_work);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&md->eventq);