diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index dfe5e12741ba..e40d3e4b8d27 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -625,7 +625,6 @@ static void drain_write_queues(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 static void bitmap_file_put(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 {
 	struct file *file;
-	struct inode *inode;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bitmap->lock, flags);
@@ -637,13 +636,8 @@ static void bitmap_file_put(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 
 	bitmap_file_unmap(bitmap);
 
-	if (file) {
-		inode = file->f_mapping->host;
-		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-		atomic_set(&inode->i_writecount, 1); /* allow writes again */
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (file)
 		fput(file);
-	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index ea6837d45fc8..7da9e2d023bb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2877,6 +2877,32 @@ static int restart_array(mddev_t *mddev)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* similar to deny_write_access, but accounts for our holding a reference
+ * to the file ourselves */
+static int deny_bitmap_write_access(struct file * file)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 1) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+		return -ETXTBSY;
+	}
+	atomic_set(&inode->i_writecount, -1);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void restore_bitmap_write_access(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	atomic_set(&inode->i_writecount, 1);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+}
+
 static int do_md_stop(mddev_t * mddev, int ro)
 {
 	int err = 0;
@@ -2940,7 +2966,7 @@ static int do_md_stop(mddev_t * mddev, int ro)
 
 		bitmap_destroy(mddev);
 		if (mddev->bitmap_file) {
-			atomic_set(&mddev->bitmap_file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_writecount, 1);
+			restore_bitmap_write_access(mddev->bitmap_file);
 			fput(mddev->bitmap_file);
 			mddev->bitmap_file = NULL;
 		}
@@ -3544,23 +3570,6 @@ static int hot_add_disk(mddev_t * mddev, dev_t dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* similar to deny_write_access, but accounts for our holding a reference
- * to the file ourselves */
-static int deny_bitmap_write_access(struct file * file)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
-
-	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 1) {
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		return -ETXTBSY;
-	}
-	atomic_set(&inode->i_writecount, -1);
-	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int set_bitmap_file(mddev_t *mddev, int fd)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -3608,8 +3617,10 @@ static int set_bitmap_file(mddev_t *mddev, int fd)
 		mddev->pers->quiesce(mddev, 0);
 	}
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (mddev->bitmap_file)
+		if (mddev->bitmap_file) {
+			restore_bitmap_write_access(mddev->bitmap_file);
 			fput(mddev->bitmap_file);
+		}
 		mddev->bitmap_file = NULL;
 	}