diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
index bb514403e305..e83dd9a80a81 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/cpuhotplug.h>
 #include <linux/crypto.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ static int zcomp_strm_init(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_init(&zstrm->lock);
 	ret = comp->ops->create_ctx(comp->params, &zstrm->ctx);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -109,13 +111,29 @@ ssize_t zcomp_available_show(const char *comp, char *buf)
 
 struct zcomp_strm *zcomp_stream_get(struct zcomp *comp)
 {
-	local_lock(&comp->stream->lock);
-	return this_cpu_ptr(comp->stream);
+	for (;;) {
+		struct zcomp_strm *zstrm = raw_cpu_ptr(comp->stream);
+
+		/*
+		 * Inspired by zswap
+		 *
+		 * stream is returned with ->mutex locked which prevents
+		 * cpu_dead() from releasing this stream under us, however
+		 * there is still a race window between raw_cpu_ptr() and
+		 * mutex_lock(), during which we could have been migrated
+		 * to a CPU that has already destroyed its stream.  If so
+		 * then unlock and re-try on the current CPU.
+		 */
+		mutex_lock(&zstrm->lock);
+		if (likely(zstrm->buffer))
+			return zstrm;
+		mutex_unlock(&zstrm->lock);
+	}
 }
 
-void zcomp_stream_put(struct zcomp *comp)
+void zcomp_stream_put(struct zcomp_strm *zstrm)
 {
-	local_unlock(&comp->stream->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&zstrm->lock);
 }
 
 int zcomp_compress(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm,
@@ -151,12 +169,9 @@ int zcomp_decompress(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm,
 int zcomp_cpu_up_prepare(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
 {
 	struct zcomp *comp = hlist_entry(node, struct zcomp, node);
-	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm;
+	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm = per_cpu_ptr(comp->stream, cpu);
 	int ret;
 
-	zstrm = per_cpu_ptr(comp->stream, cpu);
-	local_lock_init(&zstrm->lock);
-
 	ret = zcomp_strm_init(comp, zstrm);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("Can't allocate a compression stream\n");
@@ -166,10 +181,11 @@ int zcomp_cpu_up_prepare(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
 int zcomp_cpu_dead(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
 {
 	struct zcomp *comp = hlist_entry(node, struct zcomp, node);
-	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm;
+	struct zcomp_strm *zstrm = per_cpu_ptr(comp->stream, cpu);
 
-	zstrm = per_cpu_ptr(comp->stream, cpu);
+	mutex_lock(&zstrm->lock);
 	zcomp_strm_free(comp, zstrm);
+	mutex_unlock(&zstrm->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
index ad5762813842..23b8236b9090 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef _ZCOMP_H_
 #define _ZCOMP_H_
 
-#include <linux/local_lock.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #define ZCOMP_PARAM_NO_LEVEL	INT_MIN
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct zcomp_ctx {
 };
 
 struct zcomp_strm {
-	local_lock_t lock;
+	struct mutex lock;
 	/* compression buffer */
 	void *buffer;
 	struct zcomp_ctx ctx;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct zcomp *zcomp_create(const char *alg, struct zcomp_params *params);
 void zcomp_destroy(struct zcomp *comp);
 
 struct zcomp_strm *zcomp_stream_get(struct zcomp *comp);
-void zcomp_stream_put(struct zcomp *comp);
+void zcomp_stream_put(struct zcomp_strm *zstrm);
 
 int zcomp_compress(struct zcomp *comp, struct zcomp_strm *zstrm,
 		   const void *src, unsigned int *dst_len);
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index 3708436f1d1f..43f460a45e3e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ static int read_compressed_page(struct zram *zram, struct page *page, u32 index)
 	ret = zcomp_decompress(zram->comps[prio], zstrm, src, size, dst);
 	kunmap_local(dst);
 	zs_unmap_object(zram->mem_pool, handle);
-	zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[prio]);
+	zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1769,14 +1769,14 @@ static int zram_write_page(struct zram *zram, struct page *page, u32 index)
 	kunmap_local(mem);
 
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP]);
+		zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 		pr_err("Compression failed! err=%d\n", ret);
 		zs_free(zram->mem_pool, handle);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (comp_len >= huge_class_size) {
-		zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP]);
+		zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 		return write_incompressible_page(zram, page, index);
 	}
 
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ static int zram_write_page(struct zram *zram, struct page *page, u32 index)
 				   __GFP_HIGHMEM |
 				   __GFP_MOVABLE);
 	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(handle)) {
-		zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP]);
+		zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 		atomic64_inc(&zram->stats.writestall);
 		handle = zs_malloc(zram->mem_pool, comp_len,
 				   GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGHMEM |
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ static int zram_write_page(struct zram *zram, struct page *page, u32 index)
 	}
 
 	if (!zram_can_store_page(zram)) {
-		zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP]);
+		zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 		zs_free(zram->mem_pool, handle);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ static int zram_write_page(struct zram *zram, struct page *page, u32 index)
 	dst = zs_map_object(zram->mem_pool, handle, ZS_MM_WO);
 
 	memcpy(dst, zstrm->buffer, comp_len);
-	zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP]);
+	zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 	zs_unmap_object(zram->mem_pool, handle);
 
 	zram_slot_lock(zram, index);
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ static int recompress_slot(struct zram *zram, u32 index, struct page *page,
 		kunmap_local(src);
 
 		if (ret) {
-			zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[prio]);
+			zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 			return ret;
 		}
 
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ static int recompress_slot(struct zram *zram, u32 index, struct page *page,
 		/* Continue until we make progress */
 		if (class_index_new >= class_index_old ||
 		    (threshold && comp_len_new >= threshold)) {
-			zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[prio]);
+			zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -2047,13 +2047,13 @@ static int recompress_slot(struct zram *zram, u32 index, struct page *page,
 			       __GFP_HIGHMEM |
 			       __GFP_MOVABLE);
 	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(handle_new)) {
-		zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[prio]);
+		zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 		return PTR_ERR((void *)handle_new);
 	}
 
 	dst = zs_map_object(zram->mem_pool, handle_new, ZS_MM_WO);
 	memcpy(dst, zstrm->buffer, comp_len_new);
-	zcomp_stream_put(zram->comps[prio]);
+	zcomp_stream_put(zstrm);
 
 	zs_unmap_object(zram->mem_pool, handle_new);
 
