return false;
 
        drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev) {
+               drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->mutex, NULL);
                if (crtc->primary->fb)
                        crtcs_bound++;
                if (crtc->primary->fb == fb_helper->fb)
                        bound++;
+               drm_modeset_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
        }
 
        if (bound < crtcs_bound)
         * For each CRTC in this fb, turn the connectors on/off.
         */
        mutex_lock(&fb_helper->lock);
-       drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        if (!drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
-               drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
                mutex_unlock(&fb_helper->lock);
                return;
        }
 
+       drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        for (i = 0; i < fb_helper->crtc_count; i++) {
                crtc = fb_helper->crtc_info[i].mode_set.crtc;
 
                return -EBUSY;
 
        mutex_lock(&fb_helper->lock);
-       drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        if (!drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
-               drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
                mutex_unlock(&fb_helper->lock);
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
+       drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        for (i = 0; i < fb_helper->crtc_count; i++) {
                crtc = fb_helper->crtc_info[i].mode_set.crtc;
                crtc_funcs = crtc->helper_private;
        int ret = 0;
 
        mutex_lock(&fb_helper->lock);
-       mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
        if (!drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
                ret = -EBUSY;
                goto unlock;
        }
 
+       mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
        switch (cmd) {
        case FBIO_WAITFORVSYNC:
                /*
                return -EBUSY;
 
        mutex_lock(&fb_helper->lock);
-       drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        if (!drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
-               drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
                mutex_unlock(&fb_helper->lock);
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
+       drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        if (drm_drv_uses_atomic_modeset(dev))
                ret = pan_display_atomic(var, info);
        else
                return 0;
 
        mutex_lock(&fb_helper->lock);
-       mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-
        if (!fb_helper->fb || !drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
                fb_helper->delayed_hotplug = true;
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-               goto unlock;
+               mutex_unlock(&fb_helper->lock);
+               return err;
        }
 
        DRM_DEBUG_KMS("\n");
 
+       mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
        drm_setup_crtcs(fb_helper, fb_helper->fb->width, fb_helper->fb->height);
 
        mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
        drm_fb_helper_set_par(fb_helper->fbdev);
 
        return 0;
-
-unlock:
-       mutex_unlock(&fb_helper->lock);
-       return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event);