diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index be775e8..a14caab 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2001-2010 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2001-2012 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
 # documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
@@ -828,8 +828,9 @@
         """
         Flushes the stream.
         """
-        if self.stream and hasattr(self.stream, "flush"):
-            self.stream.flush()
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.stream and hasattr(self.stream, "flush"):
+                self.stream.flush()
 
     def emit(self, record):
         """
@@ -900,12 +901,13 @@
         """
         Closes the stream.
         """
-        if self.stream:
-            self.flush()
-            if hasattr(self.stream, "close"):
-                self.stream.close()
-            StreamHandler.close(self)
-            self.stream = None
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.stream:
+                self.flush()
+                if hasattr(self.stream, "close"):
+                    self.stream.close()
+                StreamHandler.close(self)
+                self.stream = None
 
     def _open(self):
         """
diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index f8c7164..95543f9 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2001-2010 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2001-2012 by Vinay Sajip. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
 # documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
@@ -563,9 +563,10 @@
         """
         Closes the socket.
         """
-        if self.sock:
-            self.sock.close()
-            self.sock = None
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.sock:
+                self.sock.close()
+                self.sock = None
         logging.Handler.close(self)
 
 class DatagramHandler(SocketHandler):
@@ -767,8 +768,9 @@
         """
         Closes the socket.
         """
-        if self.unixsocket:
-            self.socket.close()
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.unixsocket:
+                self.socket.close()
         logging.Handler.close(self)
 
     def mapPriority(self, levelName):
@@ -1096,7 +1098,8 @@
 
         This version just zaps the buffer to empty.
         """
-        self.buffer = []
+        with self.lock:
+            self.buffer = []
 
     def close(self):
         """
@@ -1144,15 +1147,17 @@
         records to the target, if there is one. Override if you want
         different behaviour.
         """
-        if self.target:
-            for record in self.buffer:
-                self.target.handle(record)
-            self.buffer = []
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.target:
+                for record in self.buffer:
+                    self.target.handle(record)
+                self.buffer = []
 
     def close(self):
         """
         Flush, set the target to None and lose the buffer.
         """
         self.flush()
-        self.target = None
-        BufferingHandler.close(self)
+        with self.lock:
+            self.target = None
+            BufferingHandler.close(self)