diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
index 1772fd9..261107d 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
@@ -493,12 +493,18 @@
 
 static int gdrom_bdops_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 {
-	return cdrom_open(gd.cd_info, bdev, mode);
+	int ret;
+	lock_kernel();
+	ret = cdrom_open(gd.cd_info, bdev, mode);
+	unlock_kernel();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int gdrom_bdops_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
 	cdrom_release(gd.cd_info, mode);
+	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
index 16dada06..56bf9f4 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
@@ -154,13 +154,21 @@
 static int viocd_blk_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 {
 	struct disk_info *di = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
-	return cdrom_open(&di->viocd_info, bdev, mode);
+	int ret;
+
+	lock_kernel();
+	ret = cdrom_open(&di->viocd_info, bdev, mode);
+	unlock_kernel();
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int viocd_blk_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 {
 	struct disk_info *di = disk->private_data;
+	lock_kernel();
 	cdrom_release(&di->viocd_info, mode);
+	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 }