diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs_i.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs_i.h
index 2914f7b..e71dd98 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs_i.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR
 	/*
 	 * Extended attributes can be read independently of the main file
-	 * data. Taking i_sem even when reading would cause contention
+	 * data. Taking i_mutex even when reading would cause contention
 	 * between readers of EAs and writers of regular file data, so
 	 * instead we synchronize on xattr_sem when reading or changing
 	 * EAs.
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 4c82219..01654b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
 #include <linux/prio_tree.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@
 	unsigned long		i_blocks;
 	unsigned short          i_bytes;
 	spinlock_t		i_lock;	/* i_blocks, i_bytes, maybe i_size */
-	struct semaphore	i_sem;
+	struct mutex		i_mutex;
 	struct rw_semaphore	i_alloc_sem;
 	struct inode_operations	*i_op;
 	struct file_operations	*i_fop;	/* former ->i_op->default_file_ops */
@@ -1191,7 +1192,7 @@
  *    directory.  The name should be stored in the @name (with the
  *    understanding that it is already pointing to a a %NAME_MAX+1 sized
  *    buffer.   get_name() should return %0 on success, a negative error code
- *    or error.  @get_name will be called without @parent->i_sem held.
+ *    or error.  @get_name will be called without @parent->i_mutex held.
  *
  * get_parent:
  *    @get_parent should find the parent directory for the given @child which
@@ -1213,7 +1214,7 @@
  *    nfsd_find_fh_dentry() in either the @obj or @parent parameters.
  *
  * Locking rules:
- *    get_parent is called with child->d_inode->i_sem down
+ *    get_parent is called with child->d_inode->i_mutex down
  *    get_name is not (which is possibly inconsistent)
  */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
index ef85ab5..ad565bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/jffs2_fs_i.h
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
 struct jffs2_inode_info {
-	/* We need an internal semaphore similar to inode->i_sem.
+	/* We need an internal mutex similar to inode->i_mutex.
 	   Unfortunately, we can't used the existing one, because
 	   either the GC would deadlock, or we'd have to release it
 	   before letting GC proceed. Or we'd have to put ugliness
-	   into the GC code so it didn't attempt to obtain the i_sem
+	   into the GC code so it didn't attempt to obtain the i_mutex
 	   for the inode(s) which are already locked */
 	struct semaphore sem;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h
index bb842ea..0798b77 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 /*
  * Lock a file handle/inode
  * NOTE: both fh_lock and fh_unlock are done "by hand" in
- * vfs.c:nfsd_rename as it needs to grab 2 i_sem's at once
+ * vfs.c:nfsd_rename as it needs to grab 2 i_mutex's at once
  * so, any changes here should be reflected there.
  */
 static inline void
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 	}
 
 	inode = dentry->d_inode;
-	down(&inode->i_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	fill_pre_wcc(fhp);
 	fhp->fh_locked = 1;
 }
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
 	if (fhp->fh_locked) {
 		fill_post_wcc(fhp);
-		up(&fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode->i_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 		fhp->fh_locked = 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index 1767073..b12e59c 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    memory allocation, whereas PIPE_BUF makes atomicity guarantees.  */
 #define PIPE_SIZE		PAGE_SIZE
 
-#define PIPE_SEM(inode)		(&(inode).i_sem)
+#define PIPE_MUTEX(inode)	(&(inode).i_mutex)
 #define PIPE_WAIT(inode)	(&(inode).i_pipe->wait)
 #define PIPE_READERS(inode)	((inode).i_pipe->readers)
 #define PIPE_WRITERS(inode)	((inode).i_pipe->writers)
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index 001ab82..e276c5b 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@
 #define GET_BLOCK_CREATE 1	/* add anything you need to find block */
 #define GET_BLOCK_NO_HOLE 2	/* return -ENOENT for file holes */
 #define GET_BLOCK_READ_DIRECT 4	/* read the tail if indirect item not found */
-#define GET_BLOCK_NO_ISEM     8	/* i_sem is not held, don't preallocate */
+#define GET_BLOCK_NO_IMUX     8	/* i_mutex is not held, don't preallocate */
 #define GET_BLOCK_NO_DANGLE   16	/* don't leave any transactions running */
 
 int restart_transaction(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,