diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dtl.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dtl.h
index d6f43d149f8dcb..e21bac6c065c9c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dtl.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/dtl.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_POWERPC_DTL_H
 #define _ASM_POWERPC_DTL_H
 
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <asm/lppaca.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock_types.h>
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ struct dtl_entry {
 #define DTL_LOG_ALL		(DTL_LOG_CEDE | DTL_LOG_PREEMPT | DTL_LOG_FAULT)
 
 extern struct kmem_cache *dtl_cache;
-extern rwlock_t dtl_access_lock;
+extern struct rw_semaphore dtl_access_lock;
 
 extern void register_dtl_buffer(int cpu);
 extern void alloc_dtl_buffers(unsigned long *time_limit);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dtl.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dtl.c
index 3f1cdccebc9c15..ecc04ef8c53e31 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dtl.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dtl.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int dtl_enable(struct dtl *dtl)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* ensure there are no other conflicting dtl users */
-	if (!read_trylock(&dtl_access_lock))
+	if (!down_read_trylock(&dtl_access_lock))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	n_entries = dtl_buf_entries;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static int dtl_enable(struct dtl *dtl)
 	if (!buf) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: buffer alloc failed for cpu %d\n",
 				__func__, dtl->cpu);
-		read_unlock(&dtl_access_lock);
+		up_read(&dtl_access_lock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int dtl_enable(struct dtl *dtl)
 	spin_unlock(&dtl->lock);
 
 	if (rc) {
-		read_unlock(&dtl_access_lock);
+		up_read(&dtl_access_lock);
 		kmem_cache_free(dtl_cache, buf);
 	}
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void dtl_disable(struct dtl *dtl)
 	dtl->buf = NULL;
 	dtl->buf_entries = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&dtl->lock);
-	read_unlock(&dtl_access_lock);
+	up_read(&dtl_access_lock);
 }
 
 /* file interface */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index c1d8bee8f7018c..bb09990eec309a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct vcpu_dispatch_data {
  */
 #define NR_CPUS_H	NR_CPUS
 
-DEFINE_RWLOCK(dtl_access_lock);
+DECLARE_RWSEM(dtl_access_lock);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct vcpu_dispatch_data, vcpu_disp_data);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(u64, dtl_entry_ridx);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct dtl_worker, dtl_workers);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int dtl_worker_enable(unsigned long *time_limit)
 {
 	int rc = 0, state;
 
-	if (!write_trylock(&dtl_access_lock)) {
+	if (!down_write_trylock(&dtl_access_lock)) {
 		rc = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static int dtl_worker_enable(unsigned long *time_limit)
 		pr_err("vcpudispatch_stats: unable to setup workqueue for DTL processing\n");
 		free_dtl_buffers(time_limit);
 		reset_global_dtl_mask();
-		write_unlock(&dtl_access_lock);
+		up_write(&dtl_access_lock);
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static void dtl_worker_disable(unsigned long *time_limit)
 	cpuhp_remove_state(dtl_worker_state);
 	free_dtl_buffers(time_limit);
 	reset_global_dtl_mask();
-	write_unlock(&dtl_access_lock);
+	up_write(&dtl_access_lock);
 }
 
 static ssize_t vcpudispatch_stats_write(struct file *file, const char __user *p,