1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 512ab73b0ca3..96b45d0b4ba5 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ NORET_TYPE void panic(const char * fmt, ...)
 
         atomic_notifier_call_chain(&panic_notifier_list, 0, buf);
 
+        bust_spinlocks(0);
+
         if (!panic_blink)
                 panic_blink = no_blink;
 
@@ -136,7 +138,6 @@ NORET_TYPE void panic(const char * fmt, ...)
                 mdelay(1);
                 i++;
         }
-        bust_spinlocks(0);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic);
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ static const struct tnt tnts[] = {
  *  'W' - Taint on warning.
  *  'C' - modules from drivers/staging are loaded.
  *
- *      The string is overwritten by the next call to print_taint().
+ *      The string is overwritten by the next call to print_tainted().
  */
 const char *print_tainted(void)
 {