diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 917d47e290ae..3147c8d09ea8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ struct iv_tcw_private {
  * and encrypts / decrypts at the same time.
  */
 enum flags { DM_CRYPT_SUSPENDED, DM_CRYPT_KEY_VALID,
-	     DM_CRYPT_SAME_CPU, DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD };
+	     DM_CRYPT_SAME_CPU, DM_CRYPT_NO_OFFLOAD,
+	     DM_CRYPT_EXIT_THREAD};
 
 /*
  * The fields in here must be read only after initialization.
@@ -1203,20 +1204,18 @@ continue_locked:
 		if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&cc->write_tree))
 			goto pop_from_list;
 
+		if (unlikely(test_bit(DM_CRYPT_EXIT_THREAD, &cc->flags))) {
+			spin_unlock_irq(&cc->write_thread_wait.lock);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		__add_wait_queue(&cc->write_thread_wait, &wait);
 
 		spin_unlock_irq(&cc->write_thread_wait.lock);
 
-		if (unlikely(kthread_should_stop())) {
-			set_task_state(current, TASK_RUNNING);
-			remove_wait_queue(&cc->write_thread_wait, &wait);
-			break;
-		}
-
 		schedule();
 
-		set_task_state(current, TASK_RUNNING);
 		spin_lock_irq(&cc->write_thread_wait.lock);
 		__remove_wait_queue(&cc->write_thread_wait, &wait);
 		goto continue_locked;
@@ -1531,8 +1530,13 @@ static void crypt_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
 	if (!cc)
 		return;
 
-	if (cc->write_thread)
+	if (cc->write_thread) {
+		spin_lock_irq(&cc->write_thread_wait.lock);
+		set_bit(DM_CRYPT_EXIT_THREAD, &cc->flags);
+		wake_up_locked(&cc->write_thread_wait);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&cc->write_thread_wait.lock);
 		kthread_stop(cc->write_thread);
+	}
 
 	if (cc->io_queue)
 		destroy_workqueue(cc->io_queue);