diff --git a/fs/quota/quota.c b/fs/quota/quota.c
index ff3f0b3..7562164 100644
--- a/fs/quota/quota.c
+++ b/fs/quota/quota.c
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@
 {
 	__u32 fmt;
 
-	down_read(&sb_dqopt(sb)->dqptr_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&sb_dqopt(sb)->dqonoff_mutex);
 	if (!sb_has_quota_active(sb, type)) {
-		up_read(&sb_dqopt(sb)->dqptr_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&sb_dqopt(sb)->dqonoff_mutex);
 		return -ESRCH;
 	}
 	fmt = sb_dqopt(sb)->info[type].dqi_format->qf_fmt_id;
-	up_read(&sb_dqopt(sb)->dqptr_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&sb_dqopt(sb)->dqonoff_mutex);
 	if (copy_to_user(addr, &fmt, sizeof(fmt)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return 0;