diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index a8744d239c5c..473e65cf6fd9 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 4047727e5ae33f9b8d2b7766d1994ea6e5ec2991
+refs/heads/master: 8792f961ba8057d9f27987def3600253a3ba060f
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/trunk/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index 045e6888d15b..c799b7f7bbb3 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 		/*
 		 * Switching-from response
 		 */
+		acquire_console_sem();
 		if (vc->vt_newvt >= 0) {
 			if (arg == 0)
 				/*
@@ -784,7 +785,6 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 				 * complete the switch.
 				 */
 				int newvt;
-				acquire_console_sem();
 				newvt = vc->vt_newvt;
 				vc->vt_newvt = -1;
 				i = vc_allocate(newvt);
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 				 * other console switches..
 				 */
 				complete_change_console(vc_cons[newvt].d);
-				release_console_sem();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -810,9 +809,12 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 			/*
 			 * If it's just an ACK, ignore it
 			 */
-			if (arg != VT_ACKACQ)
+			if (arg != VT_ACKACQ) {
+				release_console_sem();
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 		}
+		release_console_sem();
 
 		return 0;