diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp.h b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp.h
index b89f850c3a4e..e90a4ebf6550 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp.h
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ int ibmphp_add_pfmem_from_mem(struct resource_node *);
 struct bus_node *ibmphp_find_res_bus(u8);
 void ibmphp_print_test(void);	/* for debugging purposes */
 
-void ibmphp_hpc_initvars(void);
 int ibmphp_hpc_readslot(struct slot *, u8, u8 *);
 int ibmphp_hpc_writeslot(struct slot *, u8);
 void ibmphp_lock_operations(void);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c
index 5752b57198e3..e04b17d81e38 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c
@@ -1312,8 +1312,6 @@ static int __init ibmphp_init(void)
 
 	ibmphp_debug = debug;
 
-	ibmphp_hpc_initvars();
-
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
 		irqs[i] = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c
index 752c384cbd4c..508a62a6b5f9 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include "ibmphp.h"
 
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ static int to_debug = 0;
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // global variables
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static struct mutex sem_hpcaccess;	// lock access to HPC
-static struct semaphore semOperations;	// lock all operations and
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(sem_hpcaccess);	// lock access to HPC
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(operations_mutex);	// lock all operations and
 					// access to data structures
-static struct semaphore sem_exit;	// make sure polling thread goes away
+static DECLARE_COMPLETION(exit_complete); // make sure polling thread goes away
 static struct task_struct *ibmphp_poll_thread;
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // local function prototypes
@@ -109,23 +109,6 @@ static int hpc_wait_ctlr_notworking(int, struct controller *, void __iomem *, u8
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
-* Name:    ibmphp_hpc_initvars
-*
-* Action:  initialize semaphores and variables
-*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void __init ibmphp_hpc_initvars(void)
-{
-	debug("%s - Entry\n", __func__);
-
-	mutex_init(&sem_hpcaccess);
-	sema_init(&semOperations, 1);
-	sema_init(&sem_exit, 0);
-	to_debug = 0;
-
-	debug("%s - Exit\n", __func__);
-}
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Name:    i2c_ctrl_read
 *
@@ -780,7 +763,7 @@ void free_hpc_access(void)
 *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void ibmphp_lock_operations(void)
 {
-	down(&semOperations);
+	mutex_lock(&operations_mutex);
 	to_debug = 1;
 }
 
@@ -790,7 +773,7 @@ void ibmphp_lock_operations(void)
 void ibmphp_unlock_operations(void)
 {
 	debug("%s - Entry\n", __func__);
-	up(&semOperations);
+	mutex_unlock(&operations_mutex);
 	to_debug = 0;
 	debug("%s - Exit\n", __func__);
 }
@@ -816,7 +799,7 @@ static int poll_hpc(void *data)
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		/* try to get the lock to do some kind of hardware access */
-		down(&semOperations);
+		mutex_lock(&operations_mutex);
 
 		switch (poll_state) {
 		case POLL_LATCH_REGISTER:
@@ -871,13 +854,13 @@ static int poll_hpc(void *data)
 			break;
 		case POLL_SLEEP:
 			/* don't sleep with a lock on the hardware */
-			up(&semOperations);
+			mutex_unlock(&operations_mutex);
 			msleep(POLL_INTERVAL_SEC * 1000);
 
 			if (kthread_should_stop())
 				goto out_sleep;
 
-			down(&semOperations);
+			mutex_lock(&operations_mutex);
 
 			if (poll_count >= POLL_LATCH_CNT) {
 				poll_count = 0;
@@ -887,12 +870,12 @@ static int poll_hpc(void *data)
 			break;
 		}
 		/* give up the hardware semaphore */
-		up(&semOperations);
+		mutex_unlock(&operations_mutex);
 		/* sleep for a short time just for good measure */
 out_sleep:
 		msleep(100);
 	}
-	up(&sem_exit);
+	complete(&exit_complete);
 	debug("%s - Exit\n", __func__);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1060,9 +1043,9 @@ void __exit ibmphp_hpc_stop_poll_thread(void)
 	debug("after locking operations\n");
 
 	// wait for poll thread to exit
-	debug("before sem_exit down\n");
-	down(&sem_exit);
-	debug("after sem_exit down\n");
+	debug("before exit_complete down\n");
+	wait_for_completion(&exit_complete);
+	debug("after exit_completion down\n");
 
 	// cleanup
 	debug("before free_hpc_access\n");
@@ -1070,8 +1053,6 @@ void __exit ibmphp_hpc_stop_poll_thread(void)
 	debug("after free_hpc_access\n");
 	ibmphp_unlock_operations();
 	debug("after unlock operations\n");
-	up(&sem_exit);
-	debug("after sem exit up\n");
 
 	debug("%s - Exit\n", __func__);
 }
