1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/sound/sound_core.c b/sound/sound_core.c
index 7c2d677a2df5..cb61317df509 100644
--- a/sound/sound_core.c
+++ b/sound/sound_core.c
@@ -576,8 +576,6 @@ static int soundcore_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         struct sound_unit *s;
         const struct file_operations *new_fops = NULL;
 
-        lock_kernel ();
-
         chain=unit&0x0F;
         if(chain==4 || chain==5)        /* dsp/audio/dsp16 */
         {
@@ -630,18 +628,19 @@ static int soundcore_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                 const struct file_operations *old_fops = file->f_op;
                 file->f_op = new_fops;
                 spin_unlock(&sound_loader_lock);
-                if(file->f_op->open)
+
+                if (file->f_op->open)
                         err = file->f_op->open(inode,file);
+
                 if (err) {
                         fops_put(file->f_op);
                         file->f_op = fops_get(old_fops);
                 }
+
                 fops_put(old_fops);
-                unlock_kernel();
                 return err;
         }
         spin_unlock(&sound_loader_lock);
-        unlock_kernel();
         return -ENODEV;
 }