1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
index c0fb77dc19bb..95b4c108585c 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ static int cfg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         if (!tmp)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
+        lock_kernel();
         file->private_data = (void *)(i2o_cfg_info_id++);
         tmp->fp = file;
         tmp->fasync = NULL;
@@ -1074,6 +1075,7 @@ static int cfg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         spin_lock_irqsave(&i2o_config_lock, flags);
         open_files = tmp;
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2o_config_lock, flags);
+        unlock_kernel();
 
         return 0;
 }