diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 76afd0d..9367b62 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@
 static void
 befs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
+
 	kfree(BEFS_SB(sb)->mount_opts.iocharset);
 	BEFS_SB(sb)->mount_opts.iocharset = NULL;
 
@@ -747,7 +749,8 @@
 
 	kfree(sb->s_fs_info);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-	return;
+
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 /* Allocate private field of the superblock, fill it.