diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index b765a155..9444702 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>	/* HZ */
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 /*#include <asm/io.h>*/
 
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_stop_polling);
 
 /*
- * gameport_sem protects entire gameport subsystem and is taken
+ * gameport_mutex protects entire gameport subsystem and is taken
  * every time gameport port or driver registrered or unregistered.
  */
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(gameport_sem);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(gameport_mutex);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(gameport_list);
 
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@
 	struct gameport_event *event;
 	struct gameport_driver *gameport_drv;
 
-	down(&gameport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&gameport_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * Note that we handle only one event here to give swsusp
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@
 		gameport_free_event(event);
 	}
 
-	up(&gameport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&gameport_mutex);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@
 	struct device_driver *drv;
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = down_interruptible(&gameport_sem);
+	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&gameport_mutex);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@
 		retval = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	up(&gameport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&gameport_mutex);
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@
 
 	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
 
-	init_MUTEX(&gameport->drv_sem);
+	mutex_init(&gameport->drv_mutex);
 	device_initialize(&gameport->dev);
 	snprintf(gameport->dev.bus_id, sizeof(gameport->dev.bus_id),
 		 "gameport%lu", (unsigned long)atomic_inc_return(&gameport_no) - 1);
@@ -661,10 +662,10 @@
  */
 void gameport_unregister_port(struct gameport *gameport)
 {
-	down(&gameport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&gameport_mutex);
 	gameport_disconnect_port(gameport);
 	gameport_destroy_port(gameport);
-	up(&gameport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&gameport_mutex);
 }
 
 
@@ -717,7 +718,7 @@
 {
 	struct gameport *gameport;
 
-	down(&gameport_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&gameport_mutex);
 	drv->ignore = 1;	/* so gameport_find_driver ignores it */
 
 start_over:
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@
 	}
 
 	driver_unregister(&drv->driver);
-	up(&gameport_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&gameport_mutex);
 }
 
 static int gameport_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
@@ -743,9 +744,9 @@
 
 static void gameport_set_drv(struct gameport *gameport, struct gameport_driver *drv)
 {
-	down(&gameport->drv_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&gameport->drv_mutex);
 	gameport->drv = drv;
-	up(&gameport->drv_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&gameport->drv_mutex);
 }
 
 int gameport_open(struct gameport *gameport, struct gameport_driver *drv, int mode)
diff --git a/include/linux/gameport.h b/include/linux/gameport.h
index 2401dea..3e1b9b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/gameport.h
+++ b/include/linux/gameport.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 	struct gameport *parent, *child;
 
 	struct gameport_driver *drv;
-	struct semaphore drv_sem;	/* protects serio->drv so attributes can pin driver */
+	struct mutex drv_mutex;		/* protects serio->drv so attributes can pin driver */
 
 	struct device dev;
 	unsigned int registered;	/* port has been fully registered with driver core */
@@ -137,12 +138,12 @@
  */
 static inline int gameport_pin_driver(struct gameport *gameport)
 {
-	return down_interruptible(&gameport->drv_sem);
+	return mutex_lock_interruptible(&gameport->drv_mutex);
 }
 
 static inline void gameport_unpin_driver(struct gameport *gameport)
 {
-	up(&gameport->drv_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&gameport->drv_mutex);
 }
 
 void __gameport_register_driver(struct gameport_driver *drv, struct module *owner);