diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 923f385..b766c17 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 
 	dprint(DBG_SUPER, "hfsplus_write_super\n");
 
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->vh_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&sbi->alloc_mutex);
 	sb->s_dirt = 0;
 
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@
 		sbi->flags &= ~HFSPLUS_SB_WRITEBACKUP;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&sbi->alloc_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->vh_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@
 
 	sb->s_fs_info = sbi;
 	mutex_init(&sbi->alloc_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&sbi->vh_mutex);
 	hfsplus_fill_defaults(sbi);
 	if (!hfsplus_parse_options(data, sbi)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "hfs: unable to parse mount options\n");
@@ -453,9 +456,13 @@
 
 	if (!sbi->hidden_dir) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "hfs: create hidden dir...\n");
+
+		mutex_lock(&sbi->vh_mutex);
 		sbi->hidden_dir = hfsplus_new_inode(sb, S_IFDIR);
 		hfsplus_create_cat(sbi->hidden_dir->i_ino, sb->s_root->d_inode,
 				   &str, sbi->hidden_dir);
+		mutex_unlock(&sbi->vh_mutex);
+
 		mark_inode_dirty(sbi->hidden_dir);
 	}
 out: