diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c
index 6bdab89..7b7a184 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 {
 #if 0
 	sync();
-	msleep(2);
+	mdelay(2);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@
 			BIOSLOG(bios, "0x%04X: "
 				"Condition not met, sleeping for 20ms\n",
 								offset);
-			msleep(20);
+			mdelay(20);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@
 	BIOSLOG(bios, "0x%04X: Sleeping for 0x%04X milliseconds\n",
 		offset, time);
 
-	msleep(time);
+	mdelay(time);
 
 	return 3;
 }
@@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@
 	if (time < 1000)
 		udelay(time);
 	else
-		msleep((time + 900) / 1000);
+		mdelay((time + 900) / 1000);
 
 	return 3;
 }
@@ -3856,7 +3856,7 @@
 
 	if (script == LVDS_PANEL_OFF) {
 		/* off-on delay in ms */
-		msleep(ROM16(bios->data[bios->fp.xlated_entry + 7]));
+		mdelay(ROM16(bios->data[bios->fp.xlated_entry + 7]));
 	}
 #ifdef __powerpc__
 	/* Powerbook specific quirks */
@@ -6702,11 +6702,11 @@
 	struct nvbios *bios = &dev_priv->vbios;
 	struct init_exec iexec = { true, false };
 
-	mutex_lock(&bios->lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&bios->lock);
 	bios->display.output = dcbent;
 	parse_init_table(bios, table, &iexec);
 	bios->display.output = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&bios->lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&bios->lock);
 }
 
 static bool NVInitVBIOS(struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -6715,7 +6715,7 @@
 	struct nvbios *bios = &dev_priv->vbios;
 
 	memset(bios, 0, sizeof(struct nvbios));
-	mutex_init(&bios->lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&bios->lock);
 	bios->dev = dev;
 
 	if (!NVShadowVBIOS(dev, bios->data))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.h
index 50a648e..8a54fa7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bios.h
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 	uint8_t digital_min_front_porch;
 	bool fp_no_ddc;
 
-	struct mutex lock;
+	spinlock_t lock;
 
 	uint8_t data[NV_PROM_SIZE];
 	unsigned int length;