1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
index c816656d6bfb..c11a40483459 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ static int ipmi_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
         struct ipmi_file_private *priv = file->private_data;
         int                      result;
 
+        lock_kernel(); /* could race against open() otherwise */
         result = fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &priv->fasync_queue);
+        unlock_kernel();
 
         return (result);
 }