diff --git a/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c b/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c
index 1af019dfc45..9146106d0b9 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c
+++ b/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c
@@ -1657,34 +1657,24 @@ buf_page_make_young(
 }
 
 /********************************************************************//**
-Sets the time of the first access of a page and moves a page to the
-start of the buffer pool LRU list if it is too old.  This high-level
-function can be used to prevent an important page from slipping
-out of the buffer pool. */
+Moves a page to the start of the buffer pool LRU list if it is too old.
+This high-level function can be used to prevent an important page from
+slipping out of the buffer pool. */
 static
 void
-buf_page_set_accessed_make_young(
-/*=============================*/
-	buf_page_t*	bpage,		/*!< in/out: buffer block of a
+buf_page_make_young_if_needed(
+/*==========================*/
+	buf_page_t*	bpage)		/*!< in/out: buffer block of a
 					file page */
-	unsigned	access_time)	/*!< in: bpage->access_time
-					read under mutex protection,
-					or 0 if unknown */
 {
+#ifdef UNIV_DEBUG
 	buf_pool_t*	buf_pool = buf_pool_from_bpage(bpage);
-
 	ut_ad(!buf_pool_mutex_own(buf_pool));
+#endif /* UNIV_DEBUG */
 	ut_a(buf_page_in_file(bpage));
 
 	if (buf_page_peek_if_too_old(bpage)) {
-		buf_pool_mutex_enter(buf_pool);
-		buf_LRU_make_block_young(bpage);
-		buf_pool_mutex_exit(buf_pool);
-	} else if (!access_time) {
-		ulint	time_ms = ut_time_ms();
-		buf_pool_mutex_enter(buf_pool);
-		buf_page_set_accessed(bpage, time_ms);
-		buf_pool_mutex_exit(buf_pool);
+		buf_page_make_young(bpage);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1797,7 +1787,6 @@ buf_page_get_zip(
 	buf_page_t*	bpage;
 	mutex_t*	block_mutex;
 	ibool		must_read;
-	unsigned	access_time;
 	buf_pool_t*	buf_pool = buf_pool_get(space, offset);
 
 	buf_pool->stat.n_page_gets++;
@@ -1865,13 +1854,14 @@ err_exit:
 
 got_block:
 	must_read = buf_page_get_io_fix(bpage) == BUF_IO_READ;
-	access_time = buf_page_is_accessed(bpage);
 
 	buf_pool_mutex_exit(buf_pool);
 
+	buf_page_set_accessed(bpage);
+
 	mutex_exit(block_mutex);
 
-	buf_page_set_accessed_make_young(bpage, access_time);
+	buf_page_make_young_if_needed(bpage);
 
 #if defined UNIV_DEBUG_FILE_ACCESSES || defined UNIV_DEBUG
 	ut_a(!bpage->file_page_was_freed);
@@ -2550,16 +2540,17 @@ wait_until_unfixed:
 	ut_a(mode == BUF_GET_POSSIBLY_FREED
 	     || !block->page.file_page_was_freed);
 #endif
-	mutex_exit(&block->mutex);
-
-	/* Check if this is the first access to the page */
-
-	access_time = buf_page_is_accessed(&block->page);
-
 	buf_pool_mutex_exit(buf_pool);
 
-	if (UNIV_LIKELY(mode != BUF_PEEK_IF_IN_POOL)) {
-		buf_page_set_accessed_make_young(&block->page, access_time);
+	/* Check if this is the first access to the page */
+	access_time = buf_page_is_accessed(&block->page);
+
+	buf_page_set_accessed(&block->page);
+
+	mutex_exit(&block->mutex);
+
+	if (mode != BUF_PEEK_IF_IN_POOL) {
+		buf_page_make_young_if_needed(&block->page);
 	}
 
 #if defined UNIV_DEBUG || defined UNIV_BUF_DEBUG
@@ -2610,7 +2601,7 @@ wait_until_unfixed:
 
 	mtr_memo_push(mtr, block, fix_type);
 
-	if (UNIV_LIKELY(mode != BUF_PEEK_IF_IN_POOL) && !access_time) {
+	if (mode != BUF_PEEK_IF_IN_POOL && !access_time) {
 		/* In the case of a first access, try to apply linear
 		read-ahead */
 
@@ -2662,15 +2653,13 @@ buf_page_optimistic_get(
 
 	buf_block_buf_fix_inc(block, file, line);
 
+	access_time = buf_page_is_accessed(&block->page);
+
+	buf_page_set_accessed(&block->page);
+
 	mutex_exit(&block->mutex);
 
-	/* Check if this is the first access to the page.
-	We do a dirty read on purpose, to avoid mutex contention.
-	This field is only used for heuristic purposes; it does not
-	affect correctness. */
-
-	access_time = buf_page_is_accessed(&block->page);
-	buf_page_set_accessed_make_young(&block->page, access_time);
+	buf_page_make_young_if_needed(&block->page);
 
 	ut_ad(!ibuf_inside(mtr)
 	      || ibuf_page(buf_block_get_space(block),
@@ -2722,7 +2711,7 @@ buf_page_optimistic_get(
 #if defined UNIV_DEBUG_FILE_ACCESSES || defined UNIV_DEBUG
 	ut_a(block->page.file_page_was_freed == FALSE);
 #endif
-	if (UNIV_UNLIKELY(!access_time)) {
+	if (!access_time) {
 		/* In the case of a first access, try to apply linear
 		read-ahead */
 
@@ -2785,24 +2774,14 @@ buf_page_get_known_nowait(
 
 	buf_block_buf_fix_inc(block, file, line);
 
+	buf_page_set_accessed(&block->page);
+
 	mutex_exit(&block->mutex);
 
 	buf_pool = buf_pool_from_block(block);
 
-	if (mode == BUF_MAKE_YOUNG && buf_page_peek_if_too_old(&block->page)) {
-		buf_pool_mutex_enter(buf_pool);
-		buf_LRU_make_block_young(&block->page);
-		buf_pool_mutex_exit(buf_pool);
-	} else if (!buf_page_is_accessed(&block->page)) {
-		/* Above, we do a dirty read on purpose, to avoid
-		mutex contention.  The field buf_page_t::access_time
-		is only used for heuristic purposes.  Writes to the
-		field must be protected by mutex, however. */
-		ulint	time_ms = ut_time_ms();
-
-		buf_pool_mutex_enter(buf_pool);
-		buf_page_set_accessed(&block->page, time_ms);
-		buf_pool_mutex_exit(buf_pool);
+	if (mode == BUF_MAKE_YOUNG) {
+		buf_page_make_young_if_needed(&block->page);
 	}
 
 	ut_ad(!ibuf_inside(mtr) || mode == BUF_KEEP_OLD);
@@ -3284,7 +3263,6 @@ buf_page_create(
 	buf_block_t*	block;
 	ulint		fold;
 	buf_block_t*	free_block	= NULL;
-	ulint		time_ms		= ut_time_ms();
 	buf_pool_t*	buf_pool 	= buf_pool_get(space, offset);
 
 	ut_ad(mtr);
@@ -3375,12 +3353,12 @@ buf_page_create(
 		rw_lock_x_unlock(&block->lock);
 	}
 
-	buf_page_set_accessed(&block->page, time_ms);
-
 	buf_pool_mutex_exit(buf_pool);
 
 	mtr_memo_push(mtr, block, MTR_MEMO_BUF_FIX);
 
+	buf_page_set_accessed(&block->page);
+
 	mutex_exit(&block->mutex);
 
 	/* Delete possible entries for the page from the insert buffer:
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h b/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h
index fd8620eab3b..9c8051ad867 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h
@@ -1024,8 +1024,7 @@ UNIV_INLINE
 void
 buf_page_set_accessed(
 /*==================*/
-	buf_page_t*	bpage,		/*!< in/out: control block */
-	ulint		time_ms)	/*!< in: ut_time_ms() */
+	buf_page_t*	bpage)		/*!< in/out: control block */
 	__attribute__((nonnull));
 /*********************************************************************//**
 Gets the buf_block_t handle of a buffered file block if an uncompressed
@@ -1504,10 +1503,11 @@ struct buf_page_struct{
 					to read this for heuristic
 					purposes without holding any
 					mutex or latch */
-	unsigned	access_time:32;	/*!< time of first access, or
-					0 if the block was never accessed
-					in the buffer pool */
 	/* @} */
+	unsigned	access_time;	/*!< time of first access, or
+					0 if the block was never accessed
+					in the buffer pool. Protected by
+					block mutex */
 # if defined UNIV_DEBUG_FILE_ACCESSES || defined UNIV_DEBUG
 	ibool		file_page_was_freed;
 					/*!< this is set to TRUE when fsp
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.ic b/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.ic
index 84c0ab9d610..bcbe454b037 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.ic
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.ic
@@ -614,18 +614,18 @@ UNIV_INLINE
 void
 buf_page_set_accessed(
 /*==================*/
-	buf_page_t*	bpage,		/*!< in/out: control block */
-	ulint		time_ms)	/*!< in: ut_time_ms() */
+	buf_page_t*	bpage)		/*!< in/out: control block */
 {
 #ifdef UNIV_DEBUG
 	buf_pool_t*	buf_pool = buf_pool_from_bpage(bpage);
-	ut_ad(buf_pool_mutex_own(buf_pool));
+	ut_ad(!buf_pool_mutex_own(buf_pool));
+	ut_ad(mutex_own(buf_page_get_mutex(bpage)));
 #endif
 	ut_a(buf_page_in_file(bpage));
 
 	if (!bpage->access_time) {
 		/* Make this the time of the first access. */
-		bpage->access_time = time_ms;
+		bpage->access_time = ut_time_ms();
 	}
 }