mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
        if (file_priv->is_master) {
+               struct drm_master *master = file_priv->master;
                struct drm_file *temp;
                list_for_each_entry(temp, &dev->filelist, lhead) {
                        if ((temp->master == file_priv->master) &&
                                temp->authenticated = 0;
                }
 
+               /**
+                * Since the master is disappearing, so is the
+                * possibility to lock.
+                */
+
+               if (master->lock.hw_lock) {
+                       if (dev->sigdata.lock == master->lock.hw_lock)
+                               dev->sigdata.lock = NULL;
+                       master->lock.hw_lock = NULL;
+                       master->lock.file_priv = NULL;
+                       wake_up_interruptible_all(&master->lock.lock_queue);
+               }
+
                if (file_priv->minor->master == file_priv->master) {
                        /* drop the reference held my the minor */
                        drm_master_put(&file_priv->minor->master);
 
                __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
                if (!master->lock.hw_lock) {
                        /* Device has been unregistered */
+                       send_sig(SIGTERM, current, 0);
                        ret = -EINTR;
                        break;
                }
 
 
        drm_ht_remove(&master->magiclist);
 
-       if (master->lock.hw_lock) {
-               if (dev->sigdata.lock == master->lock.hw_lock)
-                       dev->sigdata.lock = NULL;
-               master->lock.hw_lock = NULL;
-               master->lock.file_priv = NULL;
-               wake_up_interruptible_all(&master->lock.lock_queue);
-       }
-
        drm_free(master, sizeof(*master), DRM_MEM_DRIVER);
 }