--- linux-2.4.20/fs/proc/base.c.saved	Sat Apr  5 13:57:45 2003
+++ linux-2.4.20/fs/proc/base.c	Sat Apr  5 13:58:03 2003
@@ -825,8 +825,8 @@
 	return NULL;
 
 out_unlock2:
-	put_files_struct(files);
 	read_unlock(&files->file_lock);
+	put_files_struct(files);
 out_unlock:
 	iput(inode);
 out: