diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-delay.c b/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
index 02b8f4e81827..43541c8e2b43 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct delay_c {
 	struct workqueue_struct *kdelayd_wq;
 	struct work_struct flush_expired_bios;
 	struct list_head delayed_bios;
-	atomic_t may_delay;
+	bool may_delay;
 
 	struct delay_class read;
 	struct delay_class write;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int delay_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 	INIT_WORK(&dc->flush_expired_bios, flush_expired_bios);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dc->delayed_bios);
 	mutex_init(&dc->timer_lock);
-	atomic_set(&dc->may_delay, 1);
+	dc->may_delay = true;
 	dc->argc = argc;
 
 	ret = delay_class_ctr(ti, &dc->read, argv);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static int delay_bio(struct delay_c *dc, struct delay_class *c, struct bio *bio)
 	struct dm_delay_info *delayed;
 	unsigned long expires = 0;
 
-	if (!c->delay || !atomic_read(&dc->may_delay))
+	if (!c->delay)
 		return DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED;
 
 	delayed = dm_per_bio_data(bio, sizeof(struct dm_delay_info));
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ static int delay_bio(struct delay_c *dc, struct delay_class *c, struct bio *bio)
 	delayed->expires = expires = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(c->delay);
 
 	mutex_lock(&delayed_bios_lock);
+	if (unlikely(!dc->may_delay)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&delayed_bios_lock);
+		return DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED;
+	}
 	c->ops++;
 	list_add_tail(&delayed->list, &dc->delayed_bios);
 	mutex_unlock(&delayed_bios_lock);
@@ -268,7 +272,10 @@ static void delay_presuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
 	struct delay_c *dc = ti->private;
 
-	atomic_set(&dc->may_delay, 0);
+	mutex_lock(&delayed_bios_lock);
+	dc->may_delay = false;
+	mutex_unlock(&delayed_bios_lock);
+
 	del_timer_sync(&dc->delay_timer);
 	flush_bios(flush_delayed_bios(dc, 1));
 }
@@ -277,7 +284,7 @@ static void delay_resume(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
 	struct delay_c *dc = ti->private;
 
-	atomic_set(&dc->may_delay, 1);
+	dc->may_delay = true;
 }
 
 static int delay_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)