diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
index 6c020fe5431c..f52663ebe016 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	if (file_priv->is_master) {
+		struct drm_master *master = file_priv->master;
 		struct drm_file *temp;
 		list_for_each_entry(temp, &dev->filelist, lhead) {
 			if ((temp->master == file_priv->master) &&
@@ -491,6 +492,19 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 				temp->authenticated = 0;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Since the master is disappearing, so is the
+		 * possibility to lock.
+		 */
+
+		if (master->lock.hw_lock) {
+			if (dev->sigdata.lock == master->lock.hw_lock)
+				dev->sigdata.lock = NULL;
+			master->lock.hw_lock = NULL;
+			master->lock.file_priv = NULL;
+			wake_up_interruptible_all(&master->lock.lock_queue);
+		}
+
 		if (file_priv->minor->master == file_priv->master) {
 			/* drop the reference held my the minor */
 			drm_master_put(&file_priv->minor->master);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
index b03586fdabbd..e2f70a516c34 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int drm_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 		__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (!master->lock.hw_lock) {
 			/* Device has been unregistered */
+			send_sig(SIGTERM, current, 0);
 			ret = -EINTR;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
index 7b251dd70811..096e2a37446d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ static void drm_master_destroy(struct kref *kref)
 
 	drm_ht_remove(&master->magiclist);
 
-	if (master->lock.hw_lock) {
-		if (dev->sigdata.lock == master->lock.hw_lock)
-			dev->sigdata.lock = NULL;
-		master->lock.hw_lock = NULL;
-		master->lock.file_priv = NULL;
-		wake_up_interruptible_all(&master->lock.lock_queue);
-	}
-
 	drm_free(master, sizeof(*master), DRM_MEM_DRIVER);
 }