diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 627db2e031e9..6e9844b8c6fb 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -344,8 +344,24 @@ int __mnt_want_write(struct vfsmount *m)
 	 * incremented count after it has set MNT_WRITE_HOLD.
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
-	while (READ_ONCE(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags) & MNT_WRITE_HOLD)
-		cpu_relax();
+	might_lock(&mount_lock.lock);
+	while (READ_ONCE(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags) & MNT_WRITE_HOLD) {
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)) {
+			cpu_relax();
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * This prevents priority inversion, if the task
+			 * setting MNT_WRITE_HOLD got preempted on a remote
+			 * CPU, and it prevents life lock if the task setting
+			 * MNT_WRITE_HOLD has a lower priority and is bound to
+			 * the same CPU as the task that is spinning here.
+			 */
+			preempt_enable();
+			lock_mount_hash();
+			unlock_mount_hash();
+			preempt_disable();
+		}
+	}
 	/*
 	 * After the slowpath clears MNT_WRITE_HOLD, mnt_is_readonly will
 	 * be set to match its requirements. So we must not load that until