diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_core.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_core.c
index 982f000a57ff..9f47e383c57a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_core.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int saa7146_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *ent
 	INFO(("found saa7146 @ mem %p (revision %d, irq %d) (0x%04x,0x%04x).\n", dev->mem, dev->revision, pci->irq, pci->subsystem_vendor, pci->subsystem_device));
 	dev->ext = ext;
 
-	mutex_init(&dev->lock);
+	mutex_init(&dev->v4l2_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->int_slock);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->slock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
index e3fedc60fe77..1bd3dd762c6b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
@@ -15,18 +15,15 @@ int saa7146_res_get(struct saa7146_fh *fh, unsigned int bit)
 	}
 
 	/* is it free? */
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 	if (vv->resources & bit) {
 		DEB_D(("locked! vv->resources:0x%02x, we want:0x%02x\n",vv->resources,bit));
 		/* no, someone else uses it */
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/* it's free, grab it */
 	fh->resources  |= bit;
 	vv->resources |= bit;
 	DEB_D(("res: get 0x%02x, cur:0x%02x\n",bit,vv->resources));
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -37,11 +34,9 @@ void saa7146_res_free(struct saa7146_fh *fh, unsigned int bits)
 
 	BUG_ON((fh->resources & bits) != bits);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 	fh->resources  &= ~bits;
 	vv->resources &= ~bits;
 	DEB_D(("res: put 0x%02x, cur:0x%02x\n",bits,vv->resources));
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 }
 
 
@@ -396,7 +391,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_file_operations video_fops =
 	.write		= fops_write,
 	.poll		= fops_poll,
 	.mmap		= fops_mmap,
-	.ioctl		= video_ioctl2,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= video_ioctl2,
 };
 
 static void vv_callback(struct saa7146_dev *dev, unsigned long status)
@@ -505,6 +500,7 @@ int saa7146_register_device(struct video_device **vid, struct saa7146_dev* dev,
 	vfd->fops = &video_fops;
 	vfd->ioctl_ops = &dev->ext_vv_data->ops;
 	vfd->release = video_device_release;
+	vfd->lock = &dev->v4l2_lock;
 	vfd->tvnorms = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->ext_vv_data->num_stds; i++)
 		vfd->tvnorms |= dev->ext_vv_data->stds[i].id;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_vbi.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_vbi.c
index 2d4533ab22b7..afe85801d6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_vbi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_vbi.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static int vbi_open(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct file *file)
 			    V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE,
 			    V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB, // FIXME: does this really work?
 			    sizeof(struct saa7146_buf),
-			    file, NULL);
+			    file, &dev->v4l2_lock);
 
 	init_timer(&fh->vbi_read_timeout);
 	fh->vbi_read_timeout.function = vbi_read_timeout;
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_video.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_video.c
index 0ac5c619aecf..9aafa4e969a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_video.c
@@ -553,8 +553,6 @@ static int vidioc_s_fbuf(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_framebuffer *f
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-
 	/* ok, accept it */
 	vv->ov_fb = *fb;
 	vv->ov_fmt = fmt;
@@ -563,8 +561,6 @@ static int vidioc_s_fbuf(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_framebuffer *f
 		vv->ov_fb.fmt.bytesperline = vv->ov_fb.fmt.width * fmt->depth / 8;
 		DEB_D(("setting bytesperline to %d\n", vv->ov_fb.fmt.bytesperline));
 	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -649,8 +645,6 @@ static int vidioc_s_ctrl(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_control *c)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-
 	switch (ctrl->type) {
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU:
@@ -693,7 +687,6 @@ static int vidioc_s_ctrl(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_control *c)
 		/* fixme: we can support changing VFLIP and HFLIP here... */
 		if (IS_CAPTURE_ACTIVE(fh) != 0) {
 			DEB_D(("V4L2_CID_HFLIP while active capture.\n"));
-			mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 		vv->hflip = c->value;
@@ -701,16 +694,13 @@ static int vidioc_s_ctrl(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_control *c)
 	case V4L2_CID_VFLIP:
 		if (IS_CAPTURE_ACTIVE(fh) != 0) {
 			DEB_D(("V4L2_CID_VFLIP while active capture.\n"));
-			mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 		vv->vflip = c->value;
 		break;
 	default:
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 
 	if (IS_OVERLAY_ACTIVE(fh) != 0) {
 		saa7146_stop_preview(fh);
@@ -902,22 +892,18 @@ static int vidioc_s_fmt_vid_overlay(struct file *file, void *__fh, struct v4l2_f
 	err = vidioc_try_fmt_vid_overlay(file, fh, f);
 	if (0 != err)
 		return err;
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 	fh->ov.win    = f->fmt.win;
 	fh->ov.nclips = f->fmt.win.clipcount;
 	if (fh->ov.nclips > 16)
 		fh->ov.nclips = 16;
 	if (copy_from_user(fh->ov.clips, f->fmt.win.clips,
 				sizeof(struct v4l2_clip) * fh->ov.nclips)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
 	/* fh->ov.fh is used to indicate that we have valid overlay informations, too */
 	fh->ov.fh = fh;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-
 	/* check if our current overlay is active */
 	if (IS_OVERLAY_ACTIVE(fh) != 0) {
 		saa7146_stop_preview(fh);
@@ -976,8 +962,6 @@ static int vidioc_s_std(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id *id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->ext_vv_data->num_stds; i++)
 		if (*id & dev->ext_vv_data->stds[i].id)
 			break;
@@ -988,8 +972,6 @@ static int vidioc_s_std(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id *id)
 		found = 1;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-
 	if (vv->ov_suspend != NULL) {
 		saa7146_start_preview(vv->ov_suspend);
 		vv->ov_suspend = NULL;
@@ -1354,7 +1336,7 @@ static int video_open(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct file *file)
 			    V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE,
 			    V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED,
 			    sizeof(struct saa7146_buf),
-			    file, NULL);
+			    file, &dev->v4l2_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/media/saa7146.h b/include/media/saa7146.h
index ac7ce00f39cf..79827143d5ac 100644
--- a/include/media/saa7146.h
+++ b/include/media/saa7146.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct saa7146_dev
 
 	/* different device locks */
 	spinlock_t			slock;
-	struct mutex			lock;
+	struct mutex			v4l2_lock;
 
 	unsigned char			__iomem *mem;		/* pointer to mapped IO memory */
 	u32				revision;	/* chip revision; needed for bug-workarounds*/