static void snapshot_resume(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
        struct dm_snapshot *s = ti->private;
-       struct dm_snapshot *snap_src = NULL, *snap_dest = NULL;
+       struct dm_snapshot *snap_src = NULL, *snap_dest = NULL, *snap_merging = NULL;
        struct dm_origin *o;
        struct mapped_device *origin_md = NULL;
+       bool must_restart_merging = false;
 
        down_read(&_origins_lock);
 
        o = __lookup_dm_origin(s->origin->bdev);
        if (o)
                origin_md = dm_table_get_md(o->ti->table);
+       if (!origin_md) {
+               (void) __find_snapshots_sharing_cow(s, NULL, NULL, &snap_merging);
+               if (snap_merging)
+                       origin_md = dm_table_get_md(snap_merging->ti->table);
+       }
        if (origin_md == dm_table_get_md(ti->table))
                origin_md = NULL;
+       if (origin_md) {
+               if (dm_hold(origin_md))
+                       origin_md = NULL;
+       }
 
-       if (origin_md)
+       up_read(&_origins_lock);
+
+       if (origin_md) {
                dm_internal_suspend_fast(origin_md);
+               if (snap_merging && test_bit(RUNNING_MERGE, &snap_merging->state_bits)) {
+                       must_restart_merging = true;
+                       stop_merge(snap_merging);
+               }
+       }
+
+       down_read(&_origins_lock);
 
        (void) __find_snapshots_sharing_cow(s, &snap_src, &snap_dest, NULL);
        if (snap_src && snap_dest) {
                up_write(&snap_src->lock);
        }
 
-       if (origin_md)
-               dm_internal_resume_fast(origin_md);
-
        up_read(&_origins_lock);
 
+       if (origin_md) {
+               if (must_restart_merging)
+                       start_merge(snap_merging);
+               dm_internal_resume_fast(origin_md);
+               dm_put(origin_md);
+       }
+
        /* Now we have correct chunk size, reregister */
        reregister_snapshot(s);
 
 
 static struct target_type merge_target = {
        .name    = dm_snapshot_merge_target_name,
-       .version = {1, 2, 0},
+       .version = {1, 3, 0},
        .module  = THIS_MODULE,
        .ctr     = snapshot_ctr,
        .dtr     = snapshot_dtr,
 
        BUG_ON(test_bit(DMF_FREEING, &md->flags));
 }
 
+int dm_hold(struct mapped_device *md)
+{
+       spin_lock(&_minor_lock);
+       if (test_bit(DMF_FREEING, &md->flags)) {
+               spin_unlock(&_minor_lock);
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+       dm_get(md);
+       spin_unlock(&_minor_lock);
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_hold);
+
 const char *dm_device_name(struct mapped_device *md)
 {
        return md->name;