{
        struct db9 *db9 = input_get_drvdata(dev);
        struct parport *port = db9->pd->port;
-       int err;
 
-       err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&db9->mutex);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
-       if (!db9->used++) {
-               parport_claim(db9->pd);
-               parport_write_data(port, 0xff);
-               if (db9_modes[db9->mode].reverse) {
-                       parport_data_reverse(port);
-                       parport_write_control(port, DB9_NORMAL);
+       scoped_guard(mutex_intr, &db9->mutex) {
+               if (!db9->used++) {
+                       parport_claim(db9->pd);
+                       parport_write_data(port, 0xff);
+                       if (db9_modes[db9->mode].reverse) {
+                               parport_data_reverse(port);
+                               parport_write_control(port, DB9_NORMAL);
+                       }
+                       mod_timer(&db9->timer, jiffies + DB9_REFRESH_TIME);
                }
-               mod_timer(&db9->timer, jiffies + DB9_REFRESH_TIME);
+
+               return 0;
        }
 
-       mutex_unlock(&db9->mutex);
-       return 0;
+       return -EINTR;
 }
 
 static void db9_close(struct input_dev *dev)
        struct db9 *db9 = input_get_drvdata(dev);
        struct parport *port = db9->pd->port;
 
-       mutex_lock(&db9->mutex);
+       guard(mutex)(&db9->mutex);
+
        if (!--db9->used) {
                del_timer_sync(&db9->timer);
                parport_write_control(port, 0x00);
                parport_data_forward(port);
                parport_release(db9->pd);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&db9->mutex);
 }
 
 static void db9_attach(struct parport *pp)