1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/esp.c b/drivers/char/esp.c
index dd5dc8fa490d..3f3ac039f4d9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/esp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/esp.c
@@ -2492,6 +2492,7 @@ static int __init espserial_init(void)
         }
 
         memset((void *)info, 0, sizeof(struct esp_struct));
+        spin_lock_init(&info->lock);
         /* rx_trigger, tx_trigger are needed by autoconfig */
         info->config.rx_trigger = rx_trigger;
         info->config.tx_trigger = tx_trigger;
@@ -2528,7 +2529,6 @@ static int __init espserial_init(void)
                 init_waitqueue_head(&info->close_wait);
                 init_waitqueue_head(&info->delta_msr_wait);
                 init_waitqueue_head(&info->break_wait);
-                spin_lock_init(&info->lock);
                 ports = info;
                 printk(KERN_INFO "ttyP%d at 0x%04x (irq = %d) is an ESP ",
                         info->line, info->port, info->irq);