diff --git a/drivers/char/selection.c b/drivers/char/selection.c
index 6e79340..85211a3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/selection.c
+++ b/drivers/char/selection.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 	struct  tty_ldisc *ld;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
-	lock_kernel();
+	tty_lock_nested(); /* always called with BTM from vt_ioctl */
 
 	acquire_console_sem();
 	poke_blanked_console();
@@ -338,6 +338,6 @@
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
 	tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
-	unlock_kernel();
+	tty_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }