diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index c5507b6f63b8..21e688fb6449 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ retry:
 
 	/* if claiming is already in progress, wait for it to finish */
 	if (whole->bd_claiming) {
-		wait_queue_head_t *wq = bit_waitqueue(&whole->bd_claiming, 0);
+		wait_queue_head_t *wq = __var_waitqueue(&whole->bd_claiming);
 		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 		prepare_to_wait(wq, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static void bd_clear_claiming(struct block_device *whole, void *holder)
 	/* tell others that we're done */
 	BUG_ON(whole->bd_claiming != holder);
 	whole->bd_claiming = NULL;
-	wake_up_bit(&whole->bd_claiming, 0);
+	wake_up_var(&whole->bd_claiming);
 }
 
 /**