diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 43483a95f23d..58c40a711675 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 022d51b1b28d25d50935c39d7968fefe34102a9f
+refs/heads/master: d86d9b8cab45adf64e2ea8fe975bec3282b5de81
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c b/trunk/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c
index 4747729459c7..8b6f197e5f8c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ static int put_chars(uint32_t vtermno, const char *buf, int count)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&consolelock, flags);
 
 	if (viochar_is_console(pi) && !viopath_isactive(pi->lp)) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&consoleloglock, flags);
 		HvCall_writeLogBuffer(buf, count);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&consoleloglock, flags);
 		sent = count;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -171,11 +169,8 @@ static int put_chars(uint32_t vtermno, const char *buf, int count)
 
 		len = (count > VIOCHAR_MAX_DATA) ? VIOCHAR_MAX_DATA : count;
 
-		if (viochar_is_console(pi)) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&consoleloglock, flags);
+		if (viochar_is_console(pi))
 			HvCall_writeLogBuffer(buf, len);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&consoleloglock, flags);
-		}
 
 		init_data_event(viochar, pi->lp);