1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index c7afc068c28..7c13581ca9c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ struct entropy_store {
         /* read-write data: */
         spinlock_t lock;
         unsigned add_ptr;
-        int entropy_count;      /* Must at no time exceed ->POOLBITS! */
+        int entropy_count;
         int input_rotate;
 };
 
@@ -767,11 +767,10 @@ static size_t account(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes, int min,
 {
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        BUG_ON(r->entropy_count > r->poolinfo->POOLBITS);
-
         /* Hold lock while accounting */
         spin_lock_irqsave(&r->lock, flags);
 
+        BUG_ON(r->entropy_count > r->poolinfo->POOLBITS);
         DEBUG_ENT("trying to extract %d bits from %s\n",
                   nbytes * 8, r->name);