diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 243ff68..ea180af 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	 * freeze/thaw support require holding onto a super block
 	 */
 	struct super_block *frozen_sb;
+	struct block_device *frozen_bdev;
 };
 
 #define MIN_IOS 256
@@ -990,19 +991,17 @@
  */
 static int __lock_fs(struct mapped_device *md)
 {
-	struct block_device *bdev;
-
 	if (test_and_set_bit(DMF_FS_LOCKED, &md->flags))
 		return 0;
 
-	bdev = bdget_disk(md->disk, 0);
-	if (!bdev) {
+	md->frozen_bdev = bdget_disk(md->disk, 0);
+	if (!md->frozen_bdev) {
 		DMWARN("bdget failed in __lock_fs");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON(md->frozen_sb);
-	md->frozen_sb = freeze_bdev(bdev);
+	md->frozen_sb = freeze_bdev(md->frozen_bdev);
 	/* don't bdput right now, we don't want the bdev
 	 * to go away while it is locked.  We'll bdput
 	 * in __unlock_fs
@@ -1012,21 +1011,15 @@
 
 static int __unlock_fs(struct mapped_device *md)
 {
-	struct block_device *bdev;
-
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(DMF_FS_LOCKED, &md->flags))
 		return 0;
 
-	bdev = bdget_disk(md->disk, 0);
-	if (!bdev) {
-		DMWARN("bdget failed in __unlock_fs");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	thaw_bdev(md->frozen_bdev, md->frozen_sb);
+	bdput(md->frozen_bdev);
 
-	thaw_bdev(bdev, md->frozen_sb);
 	md->frozen_sb = NULL;
-	bdput(bdev);
-	bdput(bdev);
+	md->frozen_bdev = NULL;
+
 	return 0;
 }