diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index e0c8768..ef76923 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ static int loop_change_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct block_device *bdev,
 
 	if (!file)
 		return -EBADF;
+
+	/* suppress uevents while reconfiguring the device */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 1);
+
 	is_loop = is_loop_device(file);
 	error = loop_global_lock_killable(lo, is_loop);
 	if (error)
@@ -623,13 +627,18 @@ static int loop_change_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct block_device *bdev,
 	fput(old_file);
 	if (partscan)
 		loop_reread_partitions(lo);
-	return 0;
+
+	error = 0;
+done:
+	/* enable and uncork uevent now that we are done */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 0);
+	return error;
 
 out_err:
 	loop_global_unlock(lo, is_loop);
 out_putf:
 	fput(file);
-	return error;
+	goto done;
 }
 
 /* loop sysfs attributes */
@@ -994,6 +1003,9 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 	/* This is safe, since we have a reference from open(). */
 	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
 
+	/* suppress uevents while reconfiguring the device */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 1);
+
 	/*
 	 * If we don't hold exclusive handle for the device, upgrade to it
 	 * here to avoid changing device under exclusive owner.
@@ -1096,7 +1108,12 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 		loop_reread_partitions(lo);
 	if (!(mode & FMODE_EXCL))
 		bd_abort_claiming(bdev, loop_configure);
-	return 0;
+
+	error = 0;
+done:
+	/* enable and uncork uevent now that we are done */
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk), 0);
+	return error;
 
 out_unlock:
 	loop_global_unlock(lo, is_loop);
@@ -1107,7 +1124,7 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 	fput(file);
 	/* This is safe: open() is still holding a reference. */
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-	return error;
+	goto done;
 }
 
 static void __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)