diff --git a/bsd/drm/fops.c b/bsd/drm/fops.c
index 0d5305fd..837fc7db 100644
--- a/bsd/drm/fops.c
+++ b/bsd/drm/fops.c
@@ -76,12 +76,11 @@ int drm_open_helper(dev_t kdev, int flags, int fmt, struct proc *p,
 		priv->devXX	    = dev;
 		priv->ioctl_count   = 0;
 		priv->authenticated = !suser(p);
+		lockmgr(&dev->dev_lock, LK_EXCLUSIVE, 0, p);
+		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&dev->files, priv, link);
+		lockmgr(&dev->dev_lock, LK_RELEASE, 0, p);
 	}
 
-	lockmgr(&dev->dev_lock, LK_EXCLUSIVE, 0, p);
-	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&dev->files, priv, link);
-	lockmgr(&dev->dev_lock, LK_RELEASE, 0, p);
-
 	kdev->si_drv1 = dev;
 	
 	return 0;