diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 69bf2fb6f7cda..84fe0162ff13e 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/task_io_accounting_ops.h>
 #include <linux/falloc.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 struct bdev_inode {
@@ -2001,7 +2002,8 @@ ssize_t blkdev_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (bdev_read_only(I_BDEV(bd_inode)))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (IS_SWAPFILE(bd_inode))
+	/* uswsusp needs write permission to the swap */
+	if (IS_SWAPFILE(bd_inode) && !hibernation_available())
 		return -ETXTBSY;
 
 	if (!iov_iter_count(from))