1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
index fd64137b1ab..f2e4caf7059 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
@@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ static void hvc_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
         spin_lock_irqsave(&hp->lock, flags);
 
         if (--hp->count == 0) {
-                if (hp->ops->notifier_del)
-                        hp->ops->notifier_del(hp, hp->data);
-
                 /* We are done with the tty pointer now. */
                 hp->tty = NULL;
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
 
+                if (hp->ops->notifier_del)
+                        hp->ops->notifier_del(hp, hp->data);
+
                 /*
                  * Chain calls chars_in_buffer() and returns immediately if
                  * there is no buffered data otherwise sleeps on a wait queue
@@ -416,11 +416,11 @@ static void hvc_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
         hp->n_outbuf = 0;
         hp->tty = NULL;
 
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
+
         if (hp->ops->notifier_del)
                         hp->ops->notifier_del(hp, hp->data);
 
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
-
         while(temp_open_count) {
                 --temp_open_count;
                 kref_put(&hp->kref, destroy_hvc_struct);