diff --git a/linux-core/drm_irq.c b/linux-core/drm_irq.c
index 5b9f474b..57419ca1 100644
--- a/linux-core/drm_irq.c
+++ b/linux-core/drm_irq.c
@@ -705,27 +705,31 @@ static void drm_locked_tasklet_func(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = (struct drm_device *)data;
 	unsigned long irqflags;
-
+	void (*tasklet_func)(struct drm_device *);
+	
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+	tasklet_func = dev->locked_tasklet_func;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
 
-	if (!dev->locked_tasklet_func ||
+	if (!tasklet_func ||
 	    !drm_lock_take(&dev->lock,
 			   DRM_KERNEL_CONTEXT)) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	dev->lock.lock_time = jiffies;
 	atomic_inc(&dev->counts[_DRM_STAT_LOCKS]);
 
-	dev->locked_tasklet_func(dev);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+	tasklet_func = dev->locked_tasklet_func;
+	dev->locked_tasklet_func = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+	
+	if (tasklet_func != NULL)
+		tasklet_func(dev);
 
 	drm_lock_free(&dev->lock,
 		      DRM_KERNEL_CONTEXT);
-
-	dev->locked_tasklet_func = NULL;
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/linux-core/drm_lock.c b/linux-core/drm_lock.c
index a2966efb..cad2e44d 100644
--- a/linux-core/drm_lock.c
+++ b/linux-core/drm_lock.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ int drm_unlock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_lock *lock = data;
 	unsigned long irqflags;
+	void (*tasklet_func)(struct drm_device *);
 
 	if (lock->context == DRM_KERNEL_CONTEXT) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Process %d using kernel context %d\n",
@@ -163,14 +164,11 @@ int drm_unlock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
-
-	if (dev->locked_tasklet_func) {
-		dev->locked_tasklet_func(dev);
-
-		dev->locked_tasklet_func = NULL;
-	}
-
+	tasklet_func = dev->locked_tasklet_func;
+	dev->locked_tasklet_func = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+	if (tasklet_func != NULL)
+		tasklet_func(dev);
 
 	atomic_inc(&dev->counts[_DRM_STAT_UNLOCKS]);