diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
index a56ad4ba8fe2..2bcfa0b35061 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/uinput.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 static int uinput_dev_event(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value)
 {
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ static int uinput_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (!newdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	lock_kernel();
 	mutex_init(&newdev->mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&newdev->requests_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&newdev->requests_waitq);
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ static int uinput_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	newdev->state = UIST_NEW_DEVICE;
 
 	file->private_data = newdev;
+	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return 0;
 }