diff --git a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
index b767a64e49d9..7430e87d7352 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
@@ -510,9 +510,8 @@ void __handle_sysrq(int key, bool check_mask)
 	struct sysrq_key_op *op_p;
 	int orig_log_level;
 	int i;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sysrq_key_table_lock, flags);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	/*
 	 * Raise the apparent loglevel to maximum so that the sysrq header
 	 * is shown to provide the user with positive feedback.  We do not
@@ -554,7 +553,7 @@ void __handle_sysrq(int key, bool check_mask)
 		printk("\n");
 		console_loglevel = orig_log_level;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sysrq_key_table_lock, flags);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 void handle_sysrq(int key)
@@ -1043,16 +1042,23 @@ static int __sysrq_swap_key_ops(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *insert_op_p,
                                 struct sysrq_key_op *remove_op_p)
 {
 	int retval;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&sysrq_key_table_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&sysrq_key_table_lock);
 	if (__sysrq_get_key_op(key) == remove_op_p) {
 		__sysrq_put_key_op(key, insert_op_p);
 		retval = 0;
 	} else {
 		retval = -1;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sysrq_key_table_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&sysrq_key_table_lock);
+
+	/*
+	 * A concurrent __handle_sysrq either got the old op or the new op.
+	 * Wait for it to go away before returning, so the code for an old
+	 * op is not freed (eg. on module unload) while it is in use.
+	 */
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
 	return retval;
 }