diff --git a/kernel/power/swsusp.c b/kernel/power/swsusp.c
index 59c91c148e82..4e90905f0e87 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swsusp.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swsusp.c
@@ -743,7 +743,6 @@ static int submit(int rw, pgoff_t page_off, void *page)
 	if (!bio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	bio->bi_sector = page_off * (PAGE_SIZE >> 9);
-	bio_get(bio);
 	bio->bi_bdev = resume_bdev;
 	bio->bi_end_io = end_io;
 
@@ -753,14 +752,13 @@ static int submit(int rw, pgoff_t page_off, void *page)
 		goto Done;
 	}
 
-	if (rw == WRITE)
-		bio_set_pages_dirty(bio);
 
 	atomic_set(&io_done, 1);
 	submit_bio(rw | (1 << BIO_RW_SYNC), bio);
 	while (atomic_read(&io_done))
 		yield();
-
+	if (rw == READ)
+		bio_set_pages_dirty(bio);
  Done:
 	bio_put(bio);
 	return error;