2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 2258b8f654a6..24749bf0668f 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/fs_stack.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include "ecryptfs_kernel.h"
 
 /**
@@ -277,9 +278,11 @@ static int ecryptfs_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int flag)
         int rc = 0;
         struct file *lower_file = NULL;
 
+        lock_kernel();
         lower_file = ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file);
         if (lower_file->f_op && lower_file->f_op->fasync)
                 rc = lower_file->f_op->fasync(fd, lower_file, flag);
+        unlock_kernel();
         return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c b/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
index 50c994a249a5..09a4522f65e6 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
@@ -575,13 +575,11 @@ int ecryptfs_init_ecryptfs_miscdev(void)
         int rc;
 
         atomic_set(&ecryptfs_num_miscdev_opens, 0);
-        mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux);
         rc = misc_register(&ecryptfs_miscdev);
         if (rc)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to register miscellaneous device "
                        "for communications with userspace daemons; rc = [%d]\n",
                        __func__, rc);
-        mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux);
         return rc;
 }