diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 9f840d9fdfcb..28ce17405aab 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_IDR(loop_index_idr);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(loop_index_mutex);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(loop_ctl_mutex);
 
 static int max_part;
 static int part_shift;
@@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo)
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&lo->lo_refcnt) > 1) {
 		lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR;
-		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1082,12 +1083,12 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo)
 	if (!part_shift)
 		lo->lo_disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
 	loop_unprepare_queue(lo);
-	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 	/*
-	 * Need not hold lo_ctl_mutex to fput backing file.
-	 * Calling fput holding lo_ctl_mutex triggers a circular
+	 * Need not hold loop_ctl_mutex to fput backing file.
+	 * Calling fput holding loop_ctl_mutex triggers a circular
 	 * lock dependency possibility warning as fput can take
-	 * bd_mutex which is usually taken before lo_ctl_mutex.
+	 * bd_mutex which is usually taken before loop_ctl_mutex.
 	 */
 	fput(filp);
 	return 0;
@@ -1350,7 +1351,7 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	struct loop_device *lo = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	int err;
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex, 1);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&loop_ctl_mutex, 1);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case LOOP_SET_FD:
 		err = loop_set_fd(lo, mode, bdev, arg);
@@ -1359,7 +1360,7 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 		err = loop_change_fd(lo, bdev, arg);
 		break;
 	case LOOP_CLR_FD:
-		/* loop_clr_fd would have unlocked lo_ctl_mutex on success */
+		/* loop_clr_fd would have unlocked loop_ctl_mutex on success */
 		err = loop_clr_fd(lo);
 		if (!err)
 			goto out_unlocked;
@@ -1395,7 +1396,7 @@ static int lo_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	default:
 		err = lo->ioctl ? lo->ioctl(lo, cmd, arg) : -EINVAL;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 
 out_unlocked:
 	return err;
@@ -1528,16 +1529,16 @@ static int lo_compat_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 
 	switch(cmd) {
 	case LOOP_SET_STATUS:
-		mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 		err = loop_set_status_compat(
 			lo, (const struct compat_loop_info __user *) arg);
-		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 		break;
 	case LOOP_GET_STATUS:
-		mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 		err = loop_get_status_compat(
 			lo, (struct compat_loop_info __user *) arg);
-		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 		break;
 	case LOOP_SET_CAPACITY:
 	case LOOP_CLR_FD:
@@ -1581,7 +1582,7 @@ static void __lo_release(struct loop_device *lo)
 	if (atomic_dec_return(&lo->lo_refcnt))
 		return;
 
-	mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 	if (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR) {
 		/*
 		 * In autoclear mode, stop the loop thread
@@ -1598,7 +1599,7 @@ static void __lo_release(struct loop_device *lo)
 		loop_flush(lo);
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 }
 
 static void lo_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
@@ -1644,10 +1645,10 @@ static int unregister_transfer_cb(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
 	struct loop_device *lo = ptr;
 	struct loop_func_table *xfer = data;
 
-	mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 	if (lo->lo_encryption == xfer)
 		loop_release_xfer(lo);
-	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1813,7 +1814,6 @@ static int loop_add(struct loop_device **l, int i)
 	if (!part_shift)
 		disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_NO_PART_SCAN;
 	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT;
-	mutex_init(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 	atomic_set(&lo->lo_refcnt, 0);
 	lo->lo_number		= i;
 	spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
@@ -1926,19 +1926,19 @@ static long loop_control_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		ret = loop_lookup(&lo, parm);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
-		mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 		if (lo->lo_state != Lo_unbound) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
-			mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (atomic_read(&lo->lo_refcnt) > 0) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
-			mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 			break;
 		}
 		lo->lo_disk->private_data = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 		idr_remove(&loop_index_idr, lo->lo_number);
 		loop_remove(lo);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.h b/drivers/block/loop.h
index 60f0fd2c0c65..a923e74495ce 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.h
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ struct loop_device {
 
 	spinlock_t		lo_lock;
 	int			lo_state;
-	struct mutex		lo_ctl_mutex;
 	struct kthread_worker	worker;
 	struct task_struct	*worker_task;
 	bool			use_dio;