1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
index fdf504fb319a..1060337c06df 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
@@ -361,8 +361,10 @@ mtdoops_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, unsigned int count)
         spin_lock_irqsave(&cxt->writecount_lock, flags);
 
         /* Check ready status didn't change whilst waiting for the lock */
-        if (!cxt->ready)
+        if (!cxt->ready) {
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cxt->writecount_lock, flags);
                 return;
+        }
 
         if (cxt->writecount == 0) {
                 u32 *stamp = cxt->oops_buf;
@@ -420,6 +422,7 @@ static int __init mtdoops_console_init(void)
 
         cxt->mtd_index = -1;
         cxt->oops_buf = vmalloc(OOPS_PAGE_SIZE);
+        spin_lock_init(&cxt->writecount_lock);
 
         if (!cxt->oops_buf) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to allocate mtdoops buffer workspace\n");