diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 31df4744..c382a34 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
 			return -EBUSY;
 
 		ret = wait_event_interruptible(q->mq_freeze_wq,
-				!q->mq_freeze_depth || blk_queue_dying(q));
+				!atomic_read(&q->mq_freeze_depth) ||
+				blk_queue_dying(q));
 		if (blk_queue_dying(q))
 			return -ENODEV;
 		if (ret)
@@ -112,13 +113,10 @@
 
 void blk_mq_freeze_queue_start(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	bool freeze;
+	int freeze_depth;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	freeze = !q->mq_freeze_depth++;
-	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-
-	if (freeze) {
+	freeze_depth = atomic_inc_return(&q->mq_freeze_depth);
+	if (freeze_depth == 1) {
 		percpu_ref_kill(&q->mq_usage_counter);
 		blk_mq_run_hw_queues(q, false);
 	}
@@ -143,13 +141,11 @@
 
 void blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	bool wake;
+	int freeze_depth;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	wake = !--q->mq_freeze_depth;
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(q->mq_freeze_depth < 0);
-	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	if (wake) {
+	freeze_depth = atomic_dec_return(&q->mq_freeze_depth);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(freeze_depth < 0);
+	if (!freeze_depth) {
 		percpu_ref_reinit(&q->mq_usage_counter);
 		wake_up_all(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
 	}
@@ -2081,7 +2077,7 @@
 /* Basically redo blk_mq_init_queue with queue frozen */
 static void blk_mq_queue_reinit(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!q->mq_freeze_depth);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!atomic_read(&q->mq_freeze_depth));
 
 	blk_mq_sysfs_unregister(q);