diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
index d3f57245420a008a412afa9b55dd4bd8f015ce8d..18206e18d1b1f622b8a3daf3cc0d61dd7af311f3 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/uinput.h>
@@ -284,7 +283,6 @@ 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);
@@ -292,7 +290,6 @@ static int uinput_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	newdev->state = UIST_NEW_DEVICE;
 
 	file->private_data = newdev;
-	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return 0;
 }