diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index abb03d935f4e..8cc1831481bc 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -2193,7 +2193,6 @@ static int snd_seq_do_ioctl(struct snd_seq_client *client, unsigned int cmd,
 			    void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct seq_ioctl_table *p;
-	int ret;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_PVERSION:
@@ -2207,12 +2206,8 @@ static int snd_seq_do_ioctl(struct snd_seq_client *client, unsigned int cmd,
 	if (! arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	for (p = ioctl_tables; p->cmd; p++) {
-		if (p->cmd == cmd) {
-			mutex_lock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
-			ret = p->func(client, arg);
-			mutex_unlock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
-			return ret;
-		}
+		if (p->cmd == cmd)
+			return p->func(client, arg);
 	}
 	snd_printd("seq unknown ioctl() 0x%x (type='%c', number=0x%02x)\n",
 		   cmd, _IOC_TYPE(cmd), _IOC_NR(cmd));
@@ -2223,11 +2218,15 @@ static int snd_seq_do_ioctl(struct snd_seq_client *client, unsigned int cmd,
 static long snd_seq_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct snd_seq_client *client = file->private_data;
+	long ret;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!client))
 		return -ENXIO;
 		
-	return snd_seq_do_ioctl(client, cmd, (void __user *) arg);
+	mutex_lock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
+	ret = snd_seq_do_ioctl(client, cmd, (void __user *) arg);
+	mutex_unlock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT