diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
index dda14015e873dce10c4bfbd796b03952d079b9b3..c639915fc3cbc8637c39d93927488b1350001cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ fw_device_op_read(struct file *file,
 	return dequeue_event(client, buffer, count);
 }
 
+/* caller must hold card->lock so that node pointers can be dereferenced here */
 static void
 fill_bus_reset_event(struct fw_cdev_event_bus_reset *event,
 		     struct client *client)
@@ -214,7 +215,6 @@ fill_bus_reset_event(struct fw_cdev_event_bus_reset *event,
 	event->closure	     = client->bus_reset_closure;
 	event->type          = FW_CDEV_EVENT_BUS_RESET;
 	event->generation    = client->device->generation;
-	smp_rmb();           /* node_id must not be older than generation */
 	event->node_id       = client->device->node_id;
 	event->local_node_id = card->local_node->node_id;
 	event->bm_node_id    = 0; /* FIXME: We don't track the BM. */
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ static int ioctl_get_info(struct client *client, void *buffer)
 {
 	struct fw_cdev_get_info *get_info = buffer;
 	struct fw_cdev_event_bus_reset bus_reset;
+	struct fw_card *card = client->device->card;
 	unsigned long ret = 0;
 
 	client->version = get_info->version;
@@ -299,13 +300,17 @@ static int ioctl_get_info(struct client *client, void *buffer)
 	client->bus_reset_closure = get_info->bus_reset_closure;
 	if (get_info->bus_reset != 0) {
 		void __user *uptr = u64_to_uptr(get_info->bus_reset);
+		unsigned long flags;
 
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
 		fill_bus_reset_event(&bus_reset, client);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
+
 		if (copy_to_user(uptr, &bus_reset, sizeof(bus_reset)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	get_info->card = client->device->card->index;
+	get_info->card = card->index;
 
 	return 0;
 }