diff --git a/include/linux/mutex.h b/include/linux/mutex.h
index 2f648ee204e7..c471b129f703 100644
--- a/include/linux/mutex.h
+++ b/include/linux/mutex.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ do {									\
 #define __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(lockname) \
 		{ .owner = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0) \
 		, .wait_lock = __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(lockname.wait_lock) \
-		, .wait_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(lockname.wait_list) \
+		, .first_waiter = NULL \
 		__DEBUG_MUTEX_INITIALIZER(lockname) \
 		__DEP_MAP_MUTEX_INITIALIZER(lockname) }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mutex_types.h b/include/linux/mutex_types.h
index 80975935ec48..a8f119f81177 100644
--- a/include/linux/mutex_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mutex_types.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ context_lock_struct(mutex) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
 	struct optimistic_spin_queue osq; /* Spinner MCS lock */
 #endif
-	struct list_head	wait_list;
+	struct mutex_waiter	*first_waiter;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
 	void			*magic;
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
index 2c6b02d4699b..94930d506bcf 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ void debug_mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
 void debug_mutex_wake_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&lock->wait_lock);
-	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(list_empty(&lock->wait_list));
+	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!lock->first_waiter);
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(waiter->magic != waiter);
-	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(list_empty(&waiter->list));
 }
 
 void debug_mutex_free_waiter(struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ void debug_mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 {
 	struct mutex *blocked_on = __get_task_blocked_on(task);
 
-	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(list_empty(&waiter->list));
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(waiter->task != task);
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(blocked_on && blocked_on != lock);
 
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ void debug_mutex_unlock(struct mutex *lock)
 {
 	if (likely(debug_locks)) {
 		DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock);
-		DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!lock->wait_list.prev && !lock->wait_list.next);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index c867f6c15530..95f1822122a1 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void __mutex_init_generic(struct mutex *lock)
 {
 	atomic_long_set(&lock->owner, 0);
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&lock->wait_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lock->wait_list);
+	lock->first_waiter = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
 	osq_lock_init(&lock->osq);
 #endif
@@ -194,33 +194,42 @@ static inline void __mutex_clear_flag(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long flag)
 	atomic_long_andnot(flag, &lock->owner);
 }
 
-static inline bool __mutex_waiter_is_first(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
-{
-	return list_first_entry(&lock->wait_list, struct mutex_waiter, list) == waiter;
-}
-
 /*
  * Add @waiter to a given location in the lock wait_list and set the
  * FLAG_WAITERS flag if it's the first waiter.
  */
 static void
 __mutex_add_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
-		   struct list_head *list)
+		   struct mutex_waiter *first)
 {
 	hung_task_set_blocker(lock, BLOCKER_TYPE_MUTEX);
 	debug_mutex_add_waiter(lock, waiter, current);
 
-	list_add_tail(&waiter->list, list);
-	if (__mutex_waiter_is_first(lock, waiter))
+	if (!first)
+		first = lock->first_waiter;
+
+	if (first) {
+		list_add_tail(&waiter->list, &first->list);
+	} else {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&waiter->list);
+		lock->first_waiter = waiter;
 		__mutex_set_flag(lock, MUTEX_FLAG_WAITERS);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
 __mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
 {
-	list_del(&waiter->list);
-	if (likely(list_empty(&lock->wait_list)))
+	if (list_empty(&waiter->list)) {
 		__mutex_clear_flag(lock, MUTEX_FLAGS);
+		lock->first_waiter = NULL;
+	} else {
+		if (lock->first_waiter == waiter) {
+			lock->first_waiter = list_first_entry(&waiter->list,
+							      struct mutex_waiter, list);
+		}
+		list_del(&waiter->list);
+	}
 
 	debug_mutex_remove_waiter(lock, waiter, current);
 	hung_task_clear_blocker();
@@ -340,7 +349,7 @@ bool ww_mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx,
 	 * Similarly, stop spinning if we are no longer the
 	 * first waiter.
 	 */
-	if (waiter && !__mutex_waiter_is_first(lock, waiter))
+	if (waiter && lock->first_waiter != waiter)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -645,7 +654,7 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int state, unsigned int subclas
 
 	if (!use_ww_ctx) {
 		/* add waiting tasks to the end of the waitqueue (FIFO): */
-		__mutex_add_waiter(lock, &waiter, &lock->wait_list);
+		__mutex_add_waiter(lock, &waiter, NULL);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Add in stamp order, waking up waiters that must kill
@@ -691,7 +700,7 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int state, unsigned int subclas
 
 		schedule_preempt_disabled();
 
-		first = __mutex_waiter_is_first(lock, &waiter);
+		first = lock->first_waiter == &waiter;
 
 		/*
 		 * As we likely have been woken up by task
@@ -734,8 +743,7 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int state, unsigned int subclas
 		 * Wound-Wait; we stole the lock (!first_waiter), check the
 		 * waiters as anyone might want to wound us.
 		 */
-		if (!ww_ctx->is_wait_die &&
-		    !__mutex_waiter_is_first(lock, &waiter))
+		if (!ww_ctx->is_wait_die && lock->first_waiter != &waiter)
 			__ww_mutex_check_waiters(lock, ww_ctx, &wake_q);
 	}
 
@@ -931,6 +939,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ww_mutex_lock_interruptible);
 static noinline void __sched __mutex_unlock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long ip)
 {
 	struct task_struct *next = NULL;
+	struct mutex_waiter *waiter;
 	DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wake_q);
 	unsigned long owner;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -962,12 +971,8 @@ static noinline void __sched __mutex_unlock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock, unsigne
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
 	debug_mutex_unlock(lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&lock->wait_list)) {
-		/* get the first entry from the wait-list: */
-		struct mutex_waiter *waiter =
-			list_first_entry(&lock->wait_list,
-					 struct mutex_waiter, list);
-
+	waiter = lock->first_waiter;
+	if (waiter) {
 		next = waiter->task;
 
 		debug_mutex_wake_waiter(lock, waiter);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h b/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h
index 31a785afee6c..a0847e91ae04 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h
@@ -8,20 +8,14 @@
 static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_first(struct mutex *lock)
 {
-	struct mutex_waiter *w;
-
-	w = list_first_entry(&lock->wait_list, struct mutex_waiter, list);
-	if (list_entry_is_head(w, &lock->wait_list, list))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return w;
+	return lock->first_waiter;
 }
 
 static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_next(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *w)
 {
 	w = list_next_entry(w, list);
-	if (list_entry_is_head(w, &lock->wait_list, list))
+	if (lock->first_waiter == w)
 		return NULL;
 
 	return w;
@@ -31,7 +25,7 @@ static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_prev(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *w)
 {
 	w = list_prev_entry(w, list);
-	if (list_entry_is_head(w, &lock->wait_list, list))
+	if (lock->first_waiter == w)
 		return NULL;
 
 	return w;
@@ -40,22 +34,17 @@ __ww_waiter_prev(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *w)
 static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_last(struct mutex *lock)
 {
-	struct mutex_waiter *w;
-
-	w = list_last_entry(&lock->wait_list, struct mutex_waiter, list);
-	if (list_entry_is_head(w, &lock->wait_list, list))
-		return NULL;
+	struct mutex_waiter *w = lock->first_waiter;
 
+	if (w)
+		w = list_prev_entry(w, list);
 	return w;
 }
 
 static inline void
 __ww_waiter_add(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter, struct mutex_waiter *pos)
 {
-	struct list_head *p = &lock->wait_list;
-	if (pos)
-		p = &pos->list;
-	__mutex_add_waiter(lock, waiter, p);
+	__mutex_add_waiter(lock, waiter, pos);
 }
 
 static inline struct task_struct *