diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 56523bac5140..ee20e6a4b998 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7215,7 +7215,6 @@ static int set_bitmap_file(struct mddev *mddev, int fd)
 			struct bitmap *bitmap;
 
 			bitmap = md_bitmap_create(mddev, -1);
-			mddev_suspend(mddev);
 			if (!IS_ERR(bitmap)) {
 				mddev->bitmap = bitmap;
 				err = md_bitmap_load(mddev);
@@ -7225,11 +7224,8 @@ static int set_bitmap_file(struct mddev *mddev, int fd)
 				md_bitmap_destroy(mddev);
 				fd = -1;
 			}
-			mddev_resume(mddev);
 		} else if (fd < 0) {
-			mddev_suspend(mddev);
 			md_bitmap_destroy(mddev);
-			mddev_resume(mddev);
 		}
 	}
 	if (fd < 0) {
@@ -7518,7 +7514,6 @@ static int update_array_info(struct mddev *mddev, mdu_array_info_t *info)
 			mddev->bitmap_info.space =
 				mddev->bitmap_info.default_space;
 			bitmap = md_bitmap_create(mddev, -1);
-			mddev_suspend(mddev);
 			if (!IS_ERR(bitmap)) {
 				mddev->bitmap = bitmap;
 				rv = md_bitmap_load(mddev);
@@ -7526,7 +7521,6 @@ static int update_array_info(struct mddev *mddev, mdu_array_info_t *info)
 				rv = PTR_ERR(bitmap);
 			if (rv)
 				md_bitmap_destroy(mddev);
-			mddev_resume(mddev);
 		} else {
 			/* remove the bitmap */
 			if (!mddev->bitmap) {
@@ -7551,9 +7545,7 @@ static int update_array_info(struct mddev *mddev, mdu_array_info_t *info)
 				module_put(md_cluster_mod);
 				mddev->safemode_delay = DEFAULT_SAFEMODE_DELAY;
 			}
-			mddev_suspend(mddev);
 			md_bitmap_destroy(mddev);
-			mddev_resume(mddev);
 			mddev->bitmap_info.offset = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -7624,6 +7616,20 @@ static inline bool md_ioctl_valid(unsigned int cmd)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool md_ioctl_need_suspend(unsigned int cmd)
+{
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case ADD_NEW_DISK:
+	case HOT_ADD_DISK:
+	case HOT_REMOVE_DISK:
+	case SET_BITMAP_FILE:
+	case SET_ARRAY_INFO:
+		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 static int __md_set_array_info(struct mddev *mddev, void __user *argp)
 {
 	mdu_array_info_t info;
@@ -7756,7 +7762,8 @@ static int md_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, blk_mode_t mode,
 	if (!md_is_rdwr(mddev))
 		flush_work(&mddev->sync_work);
 
-	err = mddev_lock(mddev);
+	err = md_ioctl_need_suspend(cmd) ? mddev_suspend_and_lock(mddev) :
+					   mddev_lock(mddev);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("md: ioctl lock interrupted, reason %d, cmd %d\n",
 			 err, cmd);
@@ -7884,7 +7891,10 @@ static int md_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, blk_mode_t mode,
 	if (mddev->hold_active == UNTIL_IOCTL &&
 	    err != -EINVAL)
 		mddev->hold_active = 0;
-	mddev_unlock(mddev);
+
+	md_ioctl_need_suspend(cmd) ? mddev_unlock_and_resume(mddev) :
+				     mddev_unlock(mddev);
+
 out:
 	if(did_set_md_closing)
 		clear_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags);