diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 7e00b280648a..75f49d312e8c 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
@@ -496,7 +495,7 @@ static atomic_t vmap_lazy_nr = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 static void __purge_vmap_area_lazy(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end,
 					int sync, int force_flush)
 {
-	static DEFINE_MUTEX(purge_lock);
+	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(purge_lock);
 	LIST_HEAD(valist);
 	struct vmap_area *va;
 	int nr = 0;
@@ -507,10 +506,10 @@ static void __purge_vmap_area_lazy(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end,
 	 * the case that isn't actually used at the moment anyway.
 	 */
 	if (!sync && !force_flush) {
-		if (!mutex_trylock(&purge_lock))
+		if (!spin_trylock(&purge_lock))
 			return;
 	} else
-		mutex_lock(&purge_lock);
+		spin_lock(&purge_lock);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(va, &vmap_area_list, list) {
@@ -542,7 +541,7 @@ static void __purge_vmap_area_lazy(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end,
 			__free_vmap_area(va);
 		spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&purge_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&purge_lock);
 }
 
 /*