diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.h b/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.h
index e755436bbe0..f65d62a39fa 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.h
@@ -70,14 +70,8 @@ extern mutex_t		rw_lock_list_mutex;
 #ifdef UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG
 /* The global mutex which protects debug info lists of all rw-locks.
 To modify the debug info list of an rw-lock, this mutex has to be
-
 acquired in addition to the mutex protecting the lock. */
-extern mutex_t		rw_lock_debug_mutex;
-extern os_event_t	rw_lock_debug_event;	/*!< If deadlock detection does
-					not get immediately the mutex it
-					may wait for this event */
-extern ibool		rw_lock_debug_waiters;	/*!< This is set to TRUE, if
-					there may be waiters for the event */
+extern os_fast_mutex_t		rw_lock_debug_mutex;
 #endif /* UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG */
 
 /** number of spin waits on rw-latches,
diff --git a/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.c b/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.c
index 21e3d57287a..50531455a4c 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.c
+++ b/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.c
@@ -180,18 +180,12 @@ UNIV_INTERN mysql_pfs_key_t	rw_lock_mutex_key;
 To modify the debug info list of an rw-lock, this mutex has to be
 acquired in addition to the mutex protecting the lock. */
 
-UNIV_INTERN mutex_t		rw_lock_debug_mutex;
+UNIV_INTERN os_fast_mutex_t	rw_lock_debug_mutex;
 
 # ifdef UNIV_PFS_MUTEX
 UNIV_INTERN mysql_pfs_key_t	rw_lock_debug_mutex_key;
 # endif
 
-/* If deadlock detection does not get immediately the mutex,
-it may wait for this event */
-UNIV_INTERN os_event_t		rw_lock_debug_event;
-/* This is set to TRUE, if there may be waiters for the event */
-UNIV_INTERN ibool		rw_lock_debug_waiters;
-
 /******************************************************************//**
 Creates a debug info struct. */
 static
@@ -736,22 +730,7 @@ void
 rw_lock_debug_mutex_enter(void)
 /*===========================*/
 {
-loop:
-	if (0 == mutex_enter_nowait(&rw_lock_debug_mutex)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	os_event_reset(rw_lock_debug_event);
-
-	rw_lock_debug_waiters = TRUE;
-
-	if (0 == mutex_enter_nowait(&rw_lock_debug_mutex)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	os_event_wait(rw_lock_debug_event);
-
-	goto loop;
+	os_fast_mutex_lock(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************//**
@@ -761,12 +740,7 @@ void
 rw_lock_debug_mutex_exit(void)
 /*==========================*/
 {
-	mutex_exit(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
-
-	if (rw_lock_debug_waiters) {
-		rw_lock_debug_waiters = FALSE;
-		os_event_set(rw_lock_debug_event);
-	}
+	os_fast_mutex_unlock(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************//**
diff --git a/storage/innobase/sync/sync0sync.c b/storage/innobase/sync/sync0sync.c
index cd81cccfc5a..3ae77616faf 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/sync/sync0sync.c
+++ b/storage/innobase/sync/sync0sync.c
@@ -1535,11 +1535,7 @@ sync_init(void)
 		     SYNC_NO_ORDER_CHECK);
 
 #ifdef UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG
-	mutex_create(rw_lock_debug_mutex_key, &rw_lock_debug_mutex,
-		     SYNC_NO_ORDER_CHECK);
-
-	rw_lock_debug_event = os_event_create(NULL);
-	rw_lock_debug_waiters = FALSE;
+	os_fast_mutex_init(rw_lock_debug_mutex_key, &rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 #endif /* UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG */
 }
 
@@ -1607,6 +1603,7 @@ sync_close(void)
 	sync_order_checks_on = FALSE;
 
 	sync_thread_level_arrays_free();
+	os_fast_mutex_free(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 #endif /* UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG */
 
 	sync_initialized = FALSE;	
diff --git a/storage/xtradb/include/sync0rw.h b/storage/xtradb/include/sync0rw.h
index 414d7ea43dc..d666131f3be 100644
--- a/storage/xtradb/include/sync0rw.h
+++ b/storage/xtradb/include/sync0rw.h
@@ -70,14 +70,8 @@ extern mutex_t		rw_lock_list_mutex;
 #ifdef UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG
 /* The global mutex which protects debug info lists of all rw-locks.
 To modify the debug info list of an rw-lock, this mutex has to be
-
 acquired in addition to the mutex protecting the lock. */
-extern mutex_t		rw_lock_debug_mutex;
-extern os_event_t	rw_lock_debug_event;	/*!< If deadlock detection does
-					not get immediately the mutex it
-					may wait for this event */
-extern ibool		rw_lock_debug_waiters;	/*!< This is set to TRUE, if
-					there may be waiters for the event */
+extern os_fast_mutex_t		rw_lock_debug_mutex;
 #endif /* UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG */
 
 /** number of spin waits on rw-latches,
diff --git a/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0rw.c b/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0rw.c
index 17f37edc56d..a37190e83a6 100644
--- a/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0rw.c
+++ b/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0rw.c
@@ -180,18 +180,12 @@ UNIV_INTERN mysql_pfs_key_t	rw_lock_mutex_key;
 To modify the debug info list of an rw-lock, this mutex has to be
 acquired in addition to the mutex protecting the lock. */
 
-UNIV_INTERN mutex_t		rw_lock_debug_mutex;
+UNIV_INTERN os_fast_mutex_t	rw_lock_debug_mutex;
 
 # ifdef UNIV_PFS_MUTEX
 UNIV_INTERN mysql_pfs_key_t	rw_lock_debug_mutex_key;
 # endif
 
-/* If deadlock detection does not get immediately the mutex,
-it may wait for this event */
-UNIV_INTERN os_event_t		rw_lock_debug_event;
-/* This is set to TRUE, if there may be waiters for the event */
-UNIV_INTERN ibool		rw_lock_debug_waiters;
-
 /******************************************************************//**
 Creates a debug info struct. */
 static
@@ -731,22 +725,7 @@ void
 rw_lock_debug_mutex_enter(void)
 /*===========================*/
 {
-loop:
-	if (0 == mutex_enter_nowait(&rw_lock_debug_mutex)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	os_event_reset(rw_lock_debug_event);
-
-	rw_lock_debug_waiters = TRUE;
-
-	if (0 == mutex_enter_nowait(&rw_lock_debug_mutex)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	os_event_wait(rw_lock_debug_event);
-
-	goto loop;
+	os_fast_mutex_lock(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************//**
@@ -756,12 +735,7 @@ void
 rw_lock_debug_mutex_exit(void)
 /*==========================*/
 {
-	mutex_exit(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
-
-	if (rw_lock_debug_waiters) {
-		rw_lock_debug_waiters = FALSE;
-		os_event_set(rw_lock_debug_event);
-	}
+	os_fast_mutex_unlock(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************//**
diff --git a/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0sync.c b/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0sync.c
index 948d211bc03..42803cdd20b 100644
--- a/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0sync.c
+++ b/storage/xtradb/sync/sync0sync.c
@@ -1514,11 +1514,7 @@ sync_init(void)
 		     SYNC_NO_ORDER_CHECK);
 
 #ifdef UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG
-	mutex_create(rw_lock_debug_mutex_key, &rw_lock_debug_mutex,
-		     SYNC_NO_ORDER_CHECK);
-
-	rw_lock_debug_event = os_event_create(NULL);
-	rw_lock_debug_waiters = FALSE;
+	os_fast_mutex_init(rw_lock_debug_mutex_key, &rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 #endif /* UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG */
 }
 
@@ -1586,6 +1582,7 @@ sync_close(void)
 	sync_order_checks_on = FALSE;
 
 	sync_thread_level_arrays_free();
+	os_fast_mutex_free(&rw_lock_debug_mutex);
 #endif /* UNIV_SYNC_DEBUG */
 
 	sync_initialized = FALSE;