diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 0042306ea11b8539eeba3a8f41f73fd970e6e5f7..2de13b04b09d342ca2f1e701ba1c92f51bb89882 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
@@ -1088,13 +1087,7 @@ static int dvb_demux_do_ioctl(struct file *file,
 static long dvb_demux_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			    unsigned long arg)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	lock_kernel();
-	ret = dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_demux_do_ioctl);
-	unlock_kernel();
-
-	return ret;
+	return dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_demux_do_ioctl);
 }
 
 static unsigned int dvb_demux_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
@@ -1186,13 +1179,7 @@ static int dvb_dvr_do_ioctl(struct file *file,
 static long dvb_dvr_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			 unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	lock_kernel();
-	ret = dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_dvr_do_ioctl);
-	unlock_kernel();
-
-	return ret;
+	return dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_dvr_do_ioctl);
 }
 
 static unsigned int dvb_dvr_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c
index cb97e6b8543295971d30f8b21c233791a725f26e..1723a984a522c9993e6b96f38af311fa46d3bae7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_ca_en50221.c
@@ -1259,13 +1259,7 @@ static int dvb_ca_en50221_io_do_ioctl(struct file *file,
 static long dvb_ca_en50221_io_ioctl(struct file *file,
 				    unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	lock_kernel();
-	ret = dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_ca_en50221_io_do_ioctl);
-	unlock_kernel();
-
-	return ret;
+	return dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_ca_en50221_io_do_ioctl);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index 6c3a8a06ccab03ed30fcf4481958a1d532f7fbcf..a08032284cbf62e4b4818ca8fd3c4a5da28c8eac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/dvb/net.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
@@ -1445,13 +1444,7 @@ static int dvb_net_do_ioctl(struct file *file,
 static long dvb_net_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	lock_kernel();
-	ret = dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_net_do_ioctl);
-	unlock_kernel();
-
-	return ret;
+	return dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvb_net_do_ioctl);
 }
 
 static int dvb_net_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index b915c39d782f1edc994472d8788aaedc0b722b8c..28f486edcaf0a31be99c78adcdbcbc37e8c824cd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include "dvbdev.h"
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(dvbdev_mutex);
 static int dvbdev_debug;
 
 module_param(dvbdev_debug, int, 0644);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int dvb_device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct dvb_device *dvbdev;
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	mutex_lock(&dvbdev_mutex);
 	down_read(&minor_rwsem);
 	dvbdev = dvb_minors[iminor(inode)];
 
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ static int dvb_device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		}
 		fops_put(old_fops);
 		up_read(&minor_rwsem);
-		unlock_kernel();
+		mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_mutex);
 		return err;
 	}
 fail:
 	up_read(&minor_rwsem);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_mutex);
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ long dvb_generic_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct dvb_device *dvbdev = file->private_data;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!dvbdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -166,11 +165,7 @@ long dvb_generic_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	if (!dvbdev->kernel_ioctl)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-	ret = dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvbdev->kernel_ioctl);
-	unlock_kernel();
-
-	return ret;
+	return dvb_usercopy(file, cmd, arg, dvbdev->kernel_ioctl);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_generic_ioctl);
 
@@ -421,8 +416,10 @@ int dvb_usercopy(struct file *file,
 	}
 
 	/* call driver */
+	mutex_lock(&dvbdev_mutex);
 	if ((err = func(file, cmd, parg)) == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
 		err = -EINVAL;
+	mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_mutex);
 
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;