diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_incore.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_incore.h
index 10934f9a11be..56d336a49985 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_incore.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_incore.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ struct jfs_sb_info {
 	kgid_t		gid;		/* gid to override on-disk gid */
 	uint		umask;		/* umask to override on-disk umask */
 	uint		minblks_trim;	/* minimum blocks, for online trim */
+	struct mutex    simutex;
 };
 
 /* jfs_sb_info commit_state */
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index 73389c68e251..b5609a7618e5 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ do {						\
  */
 static LIST_HEAD(jfs_external_logs);
 static struct jfs_log *dummy_log;
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(jfs_log_mutex);
 
 /*
  * forward references
@@ -1068,19 +1067,19 @@ int lmLogOpen(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (sbi->mntflag & JFS_INLINELOG)
 		return open_inline_log(sb);
 
-	mutex_lock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->simutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(log, &jfs_external_logs, journal_list) {
 		if (file_bdev(log->bdev_file)->bd_dev == sbi->logdev) {
 			if (!uuid_equal(&log->uuid, &sbi->loguuid)) {
 				jfs_warn("wrong uuid on JFS journal");
-				mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+				mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			/*
 			 * add file system to log active file system list
 			 */
 			if ((rc = lmLogFileSystem(log, sbi, 1))) {
-				mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+				mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 				return rc;
 			}
 			goto journal_found;
@@ -1088,7 +1087,7 @@ int lmLogOpen(struct super_block *sb)
 	}
 
 	if (!(log = kzalloc(sizeof(struct jfs_log), GFP_KERNEL))) {
-		mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&log->sb_list);
@@ -1130,7 +1129,7 @@ int lmLogOpen(struct super_block *sb)
 	sbi->log = log;
 	LOG_UNLOCK(log);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 	return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -1144,7 +1143,7 @@ int lmLogOpen(struct super_block *sb)
 	fput(bdev_file);
 
       free:		/* free log descriptor */
-	mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 	kfree(log);
 
 	jfs_warn("lmLogOpen: exit(%d)", rc);
@@ -1187,12 +1186,13 @@ static int open_inline_log(struct super_block *sb)
 static int open_dummy_log(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	int rc;
+	struct jfs_sb_info *sbi = JFS_SBI(sb);
 
-	mutex_lock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->simutex);
 	if (!dummy_log) {
 		dummy_log = kzalloc(sizeof(struct jfs_log), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dummy_log) {
-			mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dummy_log->sb_list);
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ static int open_dummy_log(struct super_block *sb)
 		if (rc) {
 			kfree(dummy_log);
 			dummy_log = NULL;
-			mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 			return rc;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ static int open_dummy_log(struct super_block *sb)
 	list_add(&JFS_SBI(sb)->log_list, &dummy_log->sb_list);
 	JFS_SBI(sb)->log = dummy_log;
 	LOG_UNLOCK(dummy_log);
-	mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ int lmLogClose(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	jfs_info("lmLogClose: log:0x%p", log);
 
-	mutex_lock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->simutex);
 	LOG_LOCK(log);
 	list_del(&sbi->log_list);
 	LOG_UNLOCK(log);
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ int lmLogClose(struct super_block *sb)
 	kfree(log);
 
       out:
-	mutex_unlock(&jfs_log_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->simutex);
 	jfs_info("lmLogClose: exit(%d)", rc);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index e1be21ca5d6e..23628ca3990c 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ static int jfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sbi->uid = INVALID_UID;
 	sbi->gid = INVALID_GID;
 	sbi->umask = -1;
+	mutex_init(&sbi->simutex);
 
 	/* initialize the mount flag and determine the default error handler */
 	flag = JFS_ERR_REMOUNT_RO;