diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/fs/smbfs/file.c
index efbe29a..2294783 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/file.c
@@ -422,9 +422,18 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
+static loff_t smb_remote_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+{
+	loff_t ret;
+	lock_kernel();
+	ret = generic_file_llseek_unlocked(file, offset, origin);
+	unlock_kernel();
+	return ret;
+}
+
 const struct file_operations smb_file_operations =
 {
-	.llseek		= remote_llseek,
+	.llseek 	= smb_remote_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= smb_file_aio_read,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,