diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
index 94bd9f2d9d77..c92d5b821029 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
@@ -433,10 +433,10 @@ xfs_growfs_data(
 	xfs_growfs_data_t	*in)
 {
 	int error;
-	if (!cpsema(&mp->m_growlock))
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&mp->m_growlock))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EWOULDBLOCK);
 	error = xfs_growfs_data_private(mp, in);
-	vsema(&mp->m_growlock);
+	mutex_unlock(&mp->m_growlock);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ xfs_growfs_log(
 	xfs_growfs_log_t	*in)
 {
 	int error;
-	if (!cpsema(&mp->m_growlock))
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&mp->m_growlock))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EWOULDBLOCK);
 	error = xfs_growfs_log_private(mp, in);
-	vsema(&mp->m_growlock);
+	mutex_unlock(&mp->m_growlock);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index ba8df2f0dd4f..ebdb76da527c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ xfs_mount_init(void)
 	AIL_LOCKINIT(&mp->m_ail_lock, "xfs_ail");
 	spinlock_init(&mp->m_sb_lock, "xfs_sb");
 	mutex_init(&mp->m_ilock);
-	initnsema(&mp->m_growlock, 1, "xfs_grow");
+	mutex_init(&mp->m_growlock);
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the AIL.
 	 */
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ xfs_mount_free(
 	AIL_LOCK_DESTROY(&mp->m_ail_lock);
 	spinlock_destroy(&mp->m_sb_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&mp->m_ilock);
-	freesema(&mp->m_growlock);
+	mutex_destroy(&mp->m_growlock);
 	if (mp->m_quotainfo)
 		XFS_QM_DONE(mp);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index 7f671f8269b4..c618f7cb5f0e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_mount {
 	uint			m_in_maxlevels;	/* XFS_IN_MAXLEVELS */
 	struct xfs_perag	*m_perag;	/* per-ag accounting info */
 	struct rw_semaphore	m_peraglock;	/* lock for m_perag (pointer) */
-	sema_t			m_growlock;	/* growfs mutex */
+	struct mutex		m_growlock;	/* growfs mutex */
 	int			m_fixedfsid[2];	/* unchanged for life of FS */
 	uint			m_dmevmask;	/* DMI events for this FS */
 	__uint64_t		m_flags;	/* global mount flags */