diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index fa4c7e7..12d6496 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/key.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/crypto.h>
 #include "ecryptfs_kernel.h"
@@ -120,9 +121,13 @@
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_sb_info *sb_info = ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(sb);
 
+	lock_kernel();
+
 	ecryptfs_destroy_mount_crypt_stat(&sb_info->mount_crypt_stat);
 	kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_sb_info_cache, sb_info);
 	ecryptfs_set_superblock_private(sb, NULL);
+
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 /**