diff --git a/drivers/base/sys.c b/drivers/base/sys.c
index 29f1291..18febe2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/sys.c
+++ b/drivers/base/sys.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <asm/semaphore.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include "base.h"
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
 
 static LIST_HEAD(sysdev_drivers);
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(sysdev_drivers_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(sysdev_drivers_lock);
 
 /**
  *	sysdev_driver_register - Register auxillary driver
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 int sysdev_driver_register(struct sysdev_class * cls,
 			   struct sysdev_driver * drv)
 {
-	down(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	if (cls && kset_get(&cls->kset)) {
 		list_add_tail(&drv->entry, &cls->drivers);
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 		}
 	} else
 		list_add_tail(&drv->entry, &sysdev_drivers);
-	up(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 void sysdev_driver_unregister(struct sysdev_class * cls,
 			      struct sysdev_driver * drv)
 {
-	down(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	list_del_init(&drv->entry);
 	if (cls) {
 		if (drv->remove) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 		}
 		kset_put(&cls->kset);
 	}
-	up(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysdev_driver_register);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 	if (!error) {
 		struct sysdev_driver * drv;
 
-		down(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+		mutex_lock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 		/* Generic notification is implicit, because it's that
 		 * code that should have called us.
 		 */
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 			if (drv->add)
 				drv->add(sysdev);
 		}
-		up(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 {
 	struct sysdev_driver * drv;
 
-	down(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(drv, &sysdev_drivers, entry) {
 		if (drv->remove)
 			drv->remove(sysdev);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 		if (drv->remove)
 			drv->remove(sysdev);
 	}
-	up(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 
 	kobject_unregister(&sysdev->kobj);
 }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 
 	pr_debug("Shutting Down System Devices\n");
 
-	down(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(cls, &system_subsys.list,
 				    kset.kobj.entry) {
 		struct sys_device * sysdev;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 				cls->shutdown(sysdev);
 		}
 	}
-	up(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 }
 
 static void __sysdev_resume(struct sys_device *dev)