diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
index 9eb360ff8cab..d5a5f020810a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c
@@ -837,13 +837,25 @@ static long compat_ipmi_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 		return ipmi_ioctl(filep, cmd, arg);
 	}
 }
+
+static long unlocked_compat_ipmi_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
+				       unsigned long arg)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ipmi_mutex);
+	ret = compat_ipmi_ioctl(filep, cmd, arg);
+	mutex_unlock(&ipmi_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 #endif
 
 static const struct file_operations ipmi_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= ipmi_unlocked_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	.compat_ioctl   = compat_ipmi_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl   = unlocked_compat_ipmi_ioctl,
 #endif
 	.open		= ipmi_open,
 	.release	= ipmi_release,