diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c
index 3796523d616a8d91f5decfe76a2e669a975a9700..60e57abb8e902cf0084a309b35e14a57d655f64f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
 	struct mm_struct * old_mm;
 	int retval = 0;
 
-	init_MUTEX(&mm->context.sem);
+	mutex_init(&mm->context.lock);
 	mm->context.size = 0;
 	old_mm = current->mm;
 	if (old_mm && old_mm->context.size > 0) {
-		down(&old_mm->context.sem);
+		mutex_lock(&old_mm->context.lock);
 		retval = copy_ldt(&mm->context, &old_mm->context);
-		up(&old_mm->context.sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&old_mm->context.lock);
 	}
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int read_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount)
 	if (bytecount > LDT_ENTRY_SIZE*LDT_ENTRIES)
 		bytecount = LDT_ENTRY_SIZE*LDT_ENTRIES;
 
-	down(&mm->context.sem);
+	mutex_lock(&mm->context.lock);
 	size = mm->context.size*LDT_ENTRY_SIZE;
 	if (size > bytecount)
 		size = bytecount;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static int read_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount)
 	err = 0;
 	if (copy_to_user(ptr, mm->context.ldt, size))
 		err = -EFAULT;
-	up(&mm->context.sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&mm->context.lock);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error_return;
 	if (size != bytecount) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	down(&mm->context.sem);
+	mutex_lock(&mm->context.lock);
 	if (ldt_info.entry_number >= (unsigned)mm->context.size) {
 		error = alloc_ldt(&current->mm->context, ldt_info.entry_number+1, 1);
 		if (error < 0)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
 	error = 0;
 
 out_unlock:
-	up(&mm->context.sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&mm->context.lock);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace_64.c
index 86321ee6da934a9803d8ee8c24e1dc9535e3537c..607085f3f08a3359526df4ff6cfe745a1e92fa98 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace_64.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ unsigned long convert_rip_to_linear(struct task_struct *child, struct pt_regs *r
 
 		seg &= ~7UL;
 
-		down(&child->mm->context.sem);
+		mutex_lock(&child->mm->context.lock);
 		if (unlikely((seg >> 3) >= child->mm->context.size))
 			addr = -1L; /* bogus selector, access would fault */
 		else {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ unsigned long convert_rip_to_linear(struct task_struct *child, struct pt_regs *r
 				addr &= 0xffff;
 			addr += base;
 		}
-		up(&child->mm->context.sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&child->mm->context.lock);
 	}
 
 	return addr;
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/mmu_64.h b/include/asm-x86/mmu_64.h
index d2cd4a9d984d1011c66d94c26a66b6063daaeab9..024357c2722293af18e5f450a7815e31fe3b320f 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/mmu_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/mmu_64.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define __x86_64_MMU_H
 
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 /*
  * The x86_64 doesn't have a mmu context, but
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	void *ldt;
 	rwlock_t ldtlock; 
 	int size;
-	struct semaphore sem; 
+	struct mutex lock;
 	void *vdso;
 } mm_context_t;