diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 4dbe529..38653e3 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@
 		 */
 		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_NONE || !wbc->nonblocking) {
 			lock_buffer(bh);
-		} else if (test_set_buffer_locked(bh)) {
+		} else if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) {
 			redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -3000,7 +3000,7 @@
 
 		if (rw == SWRITE || rw == SWRITE_SYNC)
 			lock_buffer(bh);
-		else if (test_set_buffer_locked(bh))
+		else if (!trylock_buffer(bh))
 			continue;
 
 		if (rw == WRITE || rw == SWRITE || rw == SWRITE_SYNC) {
diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index 81a9ad71..ae08c05 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 		 * blocking lock_buffer().
 		 */
 		if (buffer_dirty(bh)) {
-			if (test_set_buffer_locked(bh)) {
+			if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) {
 				BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "needs blocking lock");
 				spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 				/* Write out all data to prevent deadlocks */
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/aops.c b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
index 00e9ccd..b38f944 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@
 		tbh = bhs[i];
 		if (!tbh)
 			continue;
-		if (unlikely(test_set_buffer_locked(tbh)))
+		if (!trylock_buffer(tbh))
 			BUG();
 		/* The buffer dirty state is now irrelevant, just clean it. */
 		clear_buffer_dirty(tbh);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/compress.c b/fs/ntfs/compress.c
index 33ff314..9669541 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/compress.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/compress.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_bhs; i++) {
 		struct buffer_head *tbh = bhs[i];
 
-		if (unlikely(test_set_buffer_locked(tbh)))
+		if (!trylock_buffer(tbh))
 			continue;
 		if (unlikely(buffer_uptodate(tbh))) {
 			unlock_buffer(tbh);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/mft.c b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
index 790defb..17d32ca 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/mft.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 		for (i_bhs = 0; i_bhs < nr_bhs; i_bhs++) {
 			struct buffer_head *tbh = bhs[i_bhs];
 
-			if (unlikely(test_set_buffer_locked(tbh)))
+			if (!trylock_buffer(tbh))
 				BUG();
 			BUG_ON(!buffer_uptodate(tbh));
 			clear_buffer_dirty(tbh);
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
 	for (i_bhs = 0; i_bhs < nr_bhs; i_bhs++) {
 		struct buffer_head *tbh = bhs[i_bhs];
 
-		if (unlikely(test_set_buffer_locked(tbh)))
+		if (!trylock_buffer(tbh))
 			BUG();
 		BUG_ON(!buffer_uptodate(tbh));
 		clear_buffer_dirty(tbh);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 1922696..5699171 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@
 		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_NONE || !wbc->nonblocking) {
 			lock_buffer(bh);
 		} else {
-			if (test_set_buffer_locked(bh)) {
+			if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) {
 				redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index ce2208b..c21df71 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@
 		jh = JH_ENTRY(list->next);
 		bh = jh->bh;
 		get_bh(bh);
-		if (test_set_buffer_locked(bh)) {
+		if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) {
 			if (!buffer_dirty(bh)) {
 				list_move(&jh->list, &tmp);
 				goto loop_next;
@@ -3871,7 +3871,7 @@
 {
 	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.prepare);
 
-	if (test_set_buffer_locked(bh)) {
+	if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) {
 		if (!wait)
 			return 0;
 		lock_buffer(bh);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
index fa73179..fa47e43 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@
 			 * that we are writing into for the first time.
 			 */
 			type = IOMAP_NEW;
-			if (!test_and_set_bit(BH_Lock, &bh->b_state)) {
+			if (trylock_buffer(bh)) {
 				ASSERT(buffer_mapped(bh));
 				if (iomap_valid)
 					all_bh = 1;
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index 50cfe8c..eadaab4 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
 BUFFER_FNS(Dirty, dirty)
 TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Dirty, dirty)
 BUFFER_FNS(Lock, locked)
-TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Lock, locked)
 BUFFER_FNS(Req, req)
 TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Req, req)
 BUFFER_FNS(Mapped, mapped)
@@ -321,10 +320,15 @@
 		__wait_on_buffer(bh);
 }
 
+static inline int trylock_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	return likely(!test_and_set_bit(BH_Lock, &bh->b_state));
+}
+
 static inline void lock_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
 	might_sleep();
-	if (test_set_buffer_locked(bh))
+	if (!trylock_buffer(bh))
 		__lock_buffer(bh);
 }