diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 5f94db2f3e9e..9454d4ae46df 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 #include <net/inet_common.h>
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ struct packet_sock {
 #endif
 	struct packet_type	prot_hook;
 	spinlock_t		bind_lock;
+	struct mutex		pg_vec_lock;
 	unsigned int		running:1,	/* prot_hook is attached*/
 				auxdata:1,
 				origdev:1;
@@ -1069,6 +1071,7 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol)
 	 */
 
 	spin_lock_init(&po->bind_lock);
+	mutex_init(&po->pg_vec_lock);
 	po->prot_hook.func = packet_rcv;
 
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_PACKET)
@@ -1865,6 +1868,7 @@ static int packet_set_ring(struct sock *sk, struct tpacket_req *req, int closing
 	synchronize_net();
 
 	err = -EBUSY;
+	mutex_lock(&po->pg_vec_lock);
 	if (closing || atomic_read(&po->mapped) == 0) {
 		err = 0;
 #define XC(a, b) ({ __typeof__ ((a)) __t; __t = (a); (a) = (b); __t; })
@@ -1886,6 +1890,7 @@ static int packet_set_ring(struct sock *sk, struct tpacket_req *req, int closing
 		if (atomic_read(&po->mapped))
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "packet_mmap: vma is busy: %d\n", atomic_read(&po->mapped));
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&po->pg_vec_lock);
 
 	spin_lock(&po->bind_lock);
 	if (was_running && !po->running) {
@@ -1918,7 +1923,7 @@ static int packet_mmap(struct file *file, struct socket *sock, struct vm_area_st
 
 	size = vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start;
 
-	lock_sock(sk);
+	mutex_lock(&po->pg_vec_lock);
 	if (po->pg_vec == NULL)
 		goto out;
 	if (size != po->pg_vec_len*po->pg_vec_pages*PAGE_SIZE)
@@ -1941,7 +1946,7 @@ static int packet_mmap(struct file *file, struct socket *sock, struct vm_area_st
 	err = 0;
 
 out:
-	release_sock(sk);
+	mutex_unlock(&po->pg_vec_lock);
 	return err;
 }
 #endif