1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index b3b353d72527..f055ca10bbc1 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -579,15 +579,14 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_info_user(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
         return 0;
 }
 
-int snd_rawmidi_info_select(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_rawmidi_info *info)
+static int __snd_rawmidi_info_select(struct snd_card *card,
+                                     struct snd_rawmidi_info *info)
 {
         struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi;
         struct snd_rawmidi_str *pstr;
         struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream;
 
-        mutex_lock(&register_mutex);
         rmidi = snd_rawmidi_search(card, info->device);
-        mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
         if (!rmidi)
                 return -ENXIO;
         if (info->stream < 0 || info->stream > 1)
@@ -603,6 +602,16 @@ int snd_rawmidi_info_select(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_rawmidi_info *info
         }
         return -ENXIO;
 }
+
+int snd_rawmidi_info_select(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_rawmidi_info *info)
+{
+        int ret;
+
+        mutex_lock(&register_mutex);
+        ret = __snd_rawmidi_info_select(card, info);
+        mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
+        return ret;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_rawmidi_info_select);
 
 static int snd_rawmidi_info_select_user(struct snd_card *card,