diff --git a/kernel/power/disk.c b/kernel/power/disk.c
index 331f9836383f..c9d74083746f 100644
--- a/kernel/power/disk.c
+++ b/kernel/power/disk.c
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static int software_resume(void)
 	pr_debug("PM: Preparing processes for restore.\n");
 	error = prepare_processes();
 	if (error) {
-		swsusp_close();
+		swsusp_close(FMODE_READ);
 		goto Done;
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/power/power.h b/kernel/power/power.h
index acc0c101dbd5..46b5ec7a3afb 100644
--- a/kernel/power/power.h
+++ b/kernel/power/power.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ extern int swsusp_shrink_memory(void);
 extern void swsusp_free(void);
 extern int swsusp_read(unsigned int *flags_p);
 extern int swsusp_write(unsigned int flags);
-extern void swsusp_close(void);
+extern void swsusp_close(fmode_t);
 
 struct timeval;
 /* kernel/power/swsusp.c */
diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index 7b9d611c1106..178b001a4f17 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ int swsusp_write(unsigned int flags)
 
 	release_swap_writer(&handle);
  out:
-	swsusp_close();
+	swsusp_close(FMODE_WRITE);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -626,14 +626,14 @@ int swsusp_check(void)
  *	swsusp_close - close swap device.
  */
 
-void swsusp_close(void)
+void swsusp_close(fmode_t mode)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR(resume_bdev)) {
 		pr_debug("PM: Image device not initialised\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	blkdev_put(resume_bdev, 0); /* move up */
+	blkdev_put(resume_bdev, mode); /* move up */
 }
 
 static int swsusp_header_init(void)