diff --git a/include/linux/pagemap.h b/include/linux/pagemap.h
index 0a2f5d2..64f9509 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagemap.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagemap.h
@@ -130,14 +130,29 @@
 }
 
 extern void FASTCALL(__lock_page(struct page *page));
+extern void FASTCALL(__lock_page_nosync(struct page *page));
 extern void FASTCALL(unlock_page(struct page *page));
 
+/*
+ * lock_page may only be called if we have the page's inode pinned.
+ */
 static inline void lock_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 	if (TestSetPageLocked(page))
 		__lock_page(page);
 }
+
+/*
+ * lock_page_nosync should only be used if we can't pin the page's inode.
+ * Doesn't play quite so well with block device plugging.
+ */
+static inline void lock_page_nosync(struct page *page)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	if (TestSetPageLocked(page))
+		__lock_page_nosync(page);
+}
 	
 /*
  * This is exported only for wait_on_page_locked/wait_on_page_writeback.
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index b9a60c4..d5af1ca 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -488,6 +488,12 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_cache_alloc_cold);
 #endif
 
+static int __sleep_on_page_lock(void *word)
+{
+	io_schedule();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * In order to wait for pages to become available there must be
  * waitqueues associated with pages. By using a hash table of
@@ -577,6 +583,17 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__lock_page);
 
+/*
+ * Variant of lock_page that does not require the caller to hold a reference
+ * on the page's mapping.
+ */
+void fastcall __lock_page_nosync(struct page *page)
+{
+	DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &page->flags, PG_locked);
+	__wait_on_bit_lock(page_waitqueue(page), &wait, __sleep_on_page_lock,
+							TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+}
+
 /**
  * find_get_page - find and get a page reference
  * @mapping: the address_space to search
diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index b9f4c6f..5557529 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	lock_page(page);
+	lock_page_nosync(page);
 	ret = set_page_dirty(page);
 	unlock_page(page);
 	return ret;