diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 2c876ffc..9e88ca0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -325,20 +325,13 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(d->dm_dev.bdev);
 
-	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, d->dm_dev.mode);
+	bdev = open_by_devnum(dev, d->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL, _claim_ptr);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
 		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
 
-	r = bd_claim(bdev, _claim_ptr);
-	if (r) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	r = bd_link_disk_holder(bdev, dm_disk(md));
 	if (r) {
-		bd_release(bdev);
-		blkdev_put(bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, d->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -354,9 +347,7 @@
 	if (!d->dm_dev.bdev)
 		return;
 
-	bd_unlink_disk_holder(d->dm_dev.bdev);
-	bd_release(d->dm_dev.bdev);
-	blkdev_put(d->dm_dev.bdev, d->dm_dev.mode);
+	blkdev_put(d->dm_dev.bdev, d->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
 	d->dm_dev.bdev = NULL;
 }