2.6.25-rc6-git8

 net

diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index b6d35cd..9d3fbfb 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -909,11 +909,10 @@ static long sock_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
          if (!dlci_ioctl_hook)
             request_module("dlci");
 
-         if (dlci_ioctl_hook) {
-            mutex_lock(&dlci_ioctl_mutex);
+         mutex_lock(&dlci_ioctl_mutex);
+         if (dlci_ioctl_hook)
             err = dlci_ioctl_hook(cmd, argp);
-            mutex_unlock(&dlci_ioctl_mutex);
-         }
+         mutex_unlock(&dlci_ioctl_mutex);
          break;
       default:
          err = sock->ops->ioctl(sock, cmd, arg);