diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 91fe695..c2e3e2e 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2214,29 +2214,34 @@
 /* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution.  NULL means not found.
    We don't lock, as this is used for oops resolution and races are a
    lesser concern. */
+/* FIXME: Risky: returns a pointer into a module w/o lock */
 const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
 				  unsigned long *size,
 				  unsigned long *offset,
 				  char **modname)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
+	const char *ret = NULL;
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
 		if (within(addr, mod->module_init, mod->init_size)
 		    || within(addr, mod->module_core, mod->core_size)) {
 			if (modname)
 				*modname = mod->name;
-			return get_ksymbol(mod, addr, size, offset);
+			ret = get_ksymbol(mod, addr, size, offset);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
-	return NULL;
+	preempt_enable();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int lookup_module_symbol_name(unsigned long addr, char *symname)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
 
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+	preempt_disable();
 	list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
 		if (within(addr, mod->module_init, mod->init_size) ||
 		    within(addr, mod->module_core, mod->core_size)) {
@@ -2246,12 +2251,12 @@
 			if (!sym)
 				goto out;
 			strlcpy(symname, sym, KSYM_NAME_LEN);
-			mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+			preempt_enable();
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	preempt_enable();
 	return -ERANGE;
 }
 
@@ -2260,7 +2265,7 @@
 {
 	struct module *mod;
 
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+	preempt_disable();
 	list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
 		if (within(addr, mod->module_init, mod->init_size) ||
 		    within(addr, mod->module_core, mod->core_size)) {
@@ -2273,12 +2278,12 @@
 				strlcpy(modname, mod->name, MODULE_NAME_LEN);
 			if (name)
 				strlcpy(name, sym, KSYM_NAME_LEN);
-			mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+			preempt_enable();
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	preempt_enable();
 	return -ERANGE;
 }
 
@@ -2287,7 +2292,7 @@
 {
 	struct module *mod;
 
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+	preempt_disable();
 	list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
 		if (symnum < mod->num_symtab) {
 			*value = mod->symtab[symnum].st_value;
@@ -2296,12 +2301,12 @@
 				KSYM_NAME_LEN);
 			strlcpy(module_name, mod->name, MODULE_NAME_LEN);
 			*exported = is_exported(name, mod);
-			mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+			preempt_enable();
 			return 0;
 		}
 		symnum -= mod->num_symtab;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	preempt_enable();
 	return -ERANGE;
 }
 
@@ -2324,6 +2329,7 @@
 	unsigned long ret = 0;
 
 	/* Don't lock: we're in enough trouble already. */
+	preempt_disable();
 	if ((colon = strchr(name, ':')) != NULL) {
 		*colon = '\0';
 		if ((mod = find_module(name)) != NULL)
@@ -2334,6 +2340,7 @@
 			if ((ret = mod_find_symname(mod, name)) != 0)
 				break;
 	}
+	preempt_enable();
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */