diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c b/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c
index ec55a29..7249d32 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/amijoy.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/amigahw.h>
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
 __obsolete_setup("amijoy=");
 
 static int amijoy_used;
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(amijoy_sem);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(amijoy_mutex);
 static struct input_dev *amijoy_dev[2];
 static char *amijoy_phys[2] = { "amijoy/input0", "amijoy/input1" };
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = down_interruptible(&amijoy_sem);
+	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&amijoy_mutex);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -97,16 +98,16 @@
 
 	amijoy_used++;
 out:
-	up(&amijoy_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&amijoy_mutex);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void amijoy_close(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
-	down(&amijoy_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&amijoy_mutex);
 	if (!--amijoy_used)
 		free_irq(IRQ_AMIGA_VERTB, amijoy_interrupt);
-	up(&amijoy_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&amijoy_mutex);
 }
 
 static int __init amijoy_init(void)