diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index cd2146c05b37e..1f471dd751449 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -1539,13 +1539,19 @@ static void crypt_free_req(struct crypt_config *cc, void *req, struct bio *base_
  * Encrypt / decrypt data from one bio to another one (can be the same one)
  */
 static blk_status_t crypt_convert(struct crypt_config *cc,
-			 struct convert_context *ctx, bool atomic)
+			 struct convert_context *ctx, bool atomic, bool reset_pending)
 {
 	unsigned int tag_offset = 0;
 	unsigned int sector_step = cc->sector_size >> SECTOR_SHIFT;
 	int r;
 
-	atomic_set(&ctx->cc_pending, 1);
+	/*
+	 * if reset_pending is set we are dealing with the bio for the first time,
+	 * else we're continuing to work on the previous bio, so don't mess with
+	 * the cc_pending counter
+	 */
+	if (reset_pending)
+		atomic_set(&ctx->cc_pending, 1);
 
 	while (ctx->iter_in.bi_size && ctx->iter_out.bi_size) {
 
@@ -1568,7 +1574,25 @@ static blk_status_t crypt_convert(struct crypt_config *cc,
 		 * but the driver request queue is full, let's wait.
 		 */
 		case -EBUSY:
-			wait_for_completion(&ctx->restart);
+			if (in_interrupt()) {
+				if (try_wait_for_completion(&ctx->restart)) {
+					/*
+					 * we don't have to block to wait for completion,
+					 * so proceed
+					 */
+				} else {
+					/*
+					 * we can't wait for completion without blocking
+					 * exit and continue processing in a workqueue
+					 */
+					ctx->r.req = NULL;
+					ctx->cc_sector += sector_step;
+					tag_offset++;
+					return BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE;
+				}
+			} else {
+				wait_for_completion(&ctx->restart);
+			}
 			reinit_completion(&ctx->restart);
 			fallthrough;
 		/*
@@ -1960,6 +1984,37 @@ static bool kcryptd_crypt_write_inline(struct crypt_config *cc,
 	}
 }
 
+static void kcryptd_crypt_write_continue(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct dm_crypt_io *io = container_of(work, struct dm_crypt_io, work);
+	struct crypt_config *cc = io->cc;
+	struct convert_context *ctx = &io->ctx;
+	int crypt_finished;
+	sector_t sector = io->sector;
+	blk_status_t r;
+
+	wait_for_completion(&ctx->restart);
+	reinit_completion(&ctx->restart);
+
+	r = crypt_convert(cc, &io->ctx, true, false);
+	if (r)
+		io->error = r;
+	crypt_finished = atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->cc_pending);
+	if (!crypt_finished && kcryptd_crypt_write_inline(cc, ctx)) {
+		/* Wait for completion signaled by kcryptd_async_done() */
+		wait_for_completion(&ctx->restart);
+		crypt_finished = 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Encryption was already finished, submit io now */
+	if (crypt_finished) {
+		kcryptd_crypt_write_io_submit(io, 0);
+		io->sector = sector;
+	}
+
+	crypt_dec_pending(io);
+}
+
 static void kcryptd_crypt_write_convert(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 {
 	struct crypt_config *cc = io->cc;
@@ -1988,7 +2043,17 @@ static void kcryptd_crypt_write_convert(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 
 	crypt_inc_pending(io);
 	r = crypt_convert(cc, ctx,
-			  test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags));
+			  test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags), true);
+	/*
+	 * Crypto API backlogged the request, because its queue was full
+	 * and we're in softirq context, so continue from a workqueue
+	 * (TODO: is it actually possible to be in softirq in the write path?)
+	 */
+	if (r == BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE) {
+		INIT_WORK(&io->work, kcryptd_crypt_write_continue);
+		queue_work(cc->crypt_queue, &io->work);
+		return;
+	}
 	if (r)
 		io->error = r;
 	crypt_finished = atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->cc_pending);
@@ -2013,6 +2078,25 @@ static void kcryptd_crypt_read_done(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 	crypt_dec_pending(io);
 }
 
+static void kcryptd_crypt_read_continue(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct dm_crypt_io *io = container_of(work, struct dm_crypt_io, work);
+	struct crypt_config *cc = io->cc;
+	blk_status_t r;
+
+	wait_for_completion(&io->ctx.restart);
+	reinit_completion(&io->ctx.restart);
+
+	r = crypt_convert(cc, &io->ctx, true, false);
+	if (r)
+		io->error = r;
+
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&io->ctx.cc_pending))
+		kcryptd_crypt_read_done(io);
+
+	crypt_dec_pending(io);
+}
+
 static void kcryptd_crypt_read_convert(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 {
 	struct crypt_config *cc = io->cc;
@@ -2024,7 +2108,16 @@ static void kcryptd_crypt_read_convert(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 			   io->sector);
 
 	r = crypt_convert(cc, &io->ctx,
-			  test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags));
+			  test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags), true);
+	/*
+	 * Crypto API backlogged the request, because its queue was full
+	 * and we're in softirq context, so continue from a workqueue
+	 */
+	if (r == BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE) {
+		INIT_WORK(&io->work, kcryptd_crypt_read_continue);
+		queue_work(cc->crypt_queue, &io->work);
+		return;
+	}
 	if (r)
 		io->error = r;