diff --git a/fs/fat/dir.c b/fs/fat/dir.c
index 1bda2ab6745b..814ad2c2ba80 100644
--- a/fs/fat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fat/dir.c
@@ -1100,8 +1100,11 @@ static int fat_zeroed_cluster(struct inode *dir, sector_t blknr, int nr_used,
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
 		}
+		/* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */
+		lock_buffer(bhs[n]);
 		memset(bhs[n]->b_data, 0, sb->s_blocksize);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[n]);
+		unlock_buffer(bhs[n]);
 		mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bhs[n], dir);
 
 		n++;
@@ -1158,6 +1161,8 @@ int fat_alloc_new_dir(struct inode *dir, struct timespec64 *ts)
 	fat_time_unix2fat(sbi, ts, &time, &date, &time_cs);
 
 	de = (struct msdos_dir_entry *)bhs[0]->b_data;
+	/* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */
+	lock_buffer(bhs[0]);
 	/* filling the new directory slots ("." and ".." entries) */
 	memcpy(de[0].name, MSDOS_DOT, MSDOS_NAME);
 	memcpy(de[1].name, MSDOS_DOTDOT, MSDOS_NAME);
@@ -1180,6 +1185,7 @@ int fat_alloc_new_dir(struct inode *dir, struct timespec64 *ts)
 	de[0].size = de[1].size = 0;
 	memset(de + 2, 0, sb->s_blocksize - 2 * sizeof(*de));
 	set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[0]);
+	unlock_buffer(bhs[0]);
 	mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bhs[0], dir);
 
 	err = fat_zeroed_cluster(dir, blknr, 1, bhs, MAX_BUF_PER_PAGE);
@@ -1237,11 +1243,14 @@ static int fat_add_new_entries(struct inode *dir, void *slots, int nr_slots,
 
 			/* fill the directory entry */
 			copy = min(size, sb->s_blocksize);
+			/* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */
+			lock_buffer(bhs[n]);
 			memcpy(bhs[n]->b_data, slots, copy);
+			set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[n]);
+			unlock_buffer(bhs[n]);
+			mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bhs[n], dir);
 			slots += copy;
 			size -= copy;
-			set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[n]);
-			mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bhs[n], dir);
 			if (!size)
 				break;
 			n++;
diff --git a/fs/fat/fatent.c b/fs/fat/fatent.c
index 265983635f2b..3647c65a0f48 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fatent.c
@@ -388,8 +388,11 @@ static int fat_mirror_bhs(struct super_block *sb, struct buffer_head **bhs,
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				goto error;
 			}
+			/* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */
+			lock_buffer(c_bh);
 			memcpy(c_bh->b_data, bhs[n]->b_data, sb->s_blocksize);
 			set_buffer_uptodate(c_bh);
+			unlock_buffer(c_bh);
 			mark_buffer_dirty_inode(c_bh, sbi->fat_inode);
 			if (sb->s_flags & SB_SYNCHRONOUS)
 				err = sync_dirty_buffer(c_bh);