2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c
index 4f75cce6fdff..9d4ae04eb33f 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/common.c
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ struct cardstate *gigaset_initcs(struct gigaset_driver *drv, int channels,
                 return NULL;
         }
         mutex_init(&cs->mutex);
-        mutex_lock(&cs->mutex);
 
         gig_dbg(DEBUG_INIT, "allocating bcs[0..%d]", channels - 1);
         cs->bcs = kmalloc(channels * sizeof(struct bc_state), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -738,6 +737,7 @@ struct cardstate *gigaset_initcs(struct gigaset_driver *drv, int channels,
 
         ++cs->cs_init;
 
+        /* set up character device */
         gigaset_if_init(cs);
 
         /* set up device sysfs */
@@ -753,11 +753,9 @@ struct cardstate *gigaset_initcs(struct gigaset_driver *drv, int channels,
         add_timer(&cs->timer);
 
         gig_dbg(DEBUG_INIT, "cs initialized");
-        mutex_unlock(&cs->mutex);
         return cs;
 
 error:
-        mutex_unlock(&cs->mutex);
         gig_dbg(DEBUG_INIT, "failed");
         gigaset_freecs(cs);
         return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
index f13de20947e0..eb50f3dab5f7 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ void gigaset_if_init(struct cardstate *cs)
                 return;
 
         tasklet_init(&cs->if_wake_tasklet, &if_wake, (unsigned long) cs);
+
+        mutex_lock(&cs->mutex);
         cs->tty_dev = tty_register_device(drv->tty, cs->minor_index, NULL);
 
         if (!IS_ERR(cs->tty_dev))
@@ -623,6 +625,7 @@ void gigaset_if_init(struct cardstate *cs)
                 warn("could not register device to the tty subsystem");
                 cs->tty_dev = NULL;
         }
+        mutex_unlock(&cs->mutex);
 }
 
 void gigaset_if_free(struct cardstate *cs)