diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 555d23b6b6d1..c75e4471e618 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 /*
  * lock for writing
  */
-static inline void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static inline long ___down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	signed long old, new, tmp;
 
@@ -104,10 +104,25 @@ static inline void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		: "=&d" (old), "=&d" (new), "=Q" (sem->count)
 		: "Q" (sem->count), "m" (tmp)
 		: "cc", "memory");
-	if (old != 0)
+
+	return old;
+}
+
+static inline void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	if (___down_write(sem))
 		rwsem_down_write_failed(sem);
 }
 
+static inline int __down_write_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	if (___down_write(sem))
+		if (IS_ERR(rwsem_down_write_failed_killable(sem)))
+			return -EINTR;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * trylock for writing -- returns 1 if successful, 0 if contention
  */