diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index 6d66ddf39071bec7a87f14d30d16147cfeda527d..ddda531723dcecd5e53d3dc644e41743dc6379a8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -465,9 +465,17 @@ static void map_region(struct dm_io_region *io, struct mirror *m,
 static void hold_bio(struct mirror_set *ms, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	/*
-	 * If device is suspended, complete the bio.
+	 * Lock is required to avoid race condition during suspend
+	 * process.
 	 */
+	spin_lock_irq(&ms->lock);
+
 	if (atomic_read(&ms->suspend)) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&ms->lock);
+
+		/*
+		 * If device is suspended, complete the bio.
+		 */
 		if (dm_noflush_suspending(ms->ti))
 			bio_endio(bio, DM_ENDIO_REQUEUE);
 		else
@@ -478,7 +486,6 @@ static void hold_bio(struct mirror_set *ms, struct bio *bio)
 	/*
 	 * Hold bio until the suspend is complete.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&ms->lock);
 	bio_list_add(&ms->holds, bio);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ms->lock);
 }
@@ -1260,6 +1267,20 @@ static void mirror_presuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
 
 	atomic_set(&ms->suspend, 1);
 
+	/*
+	 * Process bios in the hold list to start recovery waiting
+	 * for bios in the hold list. After the process, no bio has
+	 * a chance to be added in the hold list because ms->suspend
+	 * is set.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irq(&ms->lock);
+	holds = ms->holds;
+	bio_list_init(&ms->holds);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ms->lock);
+
+	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&holds)))
+		hold_bio(ms, bio);
+
 	/*
 	 * We must finish up all the work that we've
 	 * generated (i.e. recovery work).
@@ -1280,22 +1301,6 @@ static void mirror_presuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
 	 * we know that all of our I/O has been pushed.
 	 */
 	flush_workqueue(ms->kmirrord_wq);
-
-	/*
-	 * Now set ms->suspend is set and the workqueue flushed, no more
-	 * entries can be added to ms->hold list, so process it.
-	 *
-	 * Bios can still arrive concurrently with or after this
-	 * presuspend function, but they cannot join the hold list
-	 * because ms->suspend is set.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&ms->lock);
-	holds = ms->holds;
-	bio_list_init(&ms->holds);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ms->lock);
-
-	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&holds)))
-		hold_bio(ms, bio);
 }
 
 static void mirror_postsuspend(struct dm_target *ti)