diff --git a/showconsole-1.14.dif b/showconsole-1.14.dif
index c9a155e..c88c368 100644
--- a/showconsole-1.14.dif
+++ b/showconsole-1.14.dif
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
  .TP
  .I /dev/console
 --- libconsole.c
-+++ libconsole.c	2011-04-19 11:59:52.812425484 +0000
++++ libconsole.c	2011-04-19 12:16:38.307927219 +0000
 @@ -59,6 +59,22 @@
  #include "listing.h"
  
@@ -307,7 +307,22 @@
  	    error ("select(): %m\n");
  	goto nothing;
      }
-@@ -998,20 +1019,14 @@ void closeIO(void)
+@@ -898,8 +919,12 @@ void safeIO (void)
+ 	    (*vr_access)();
+ 	    vr_access = NULL;
+ 	}
+-	if ((flog = fdopen (log, "a")) == NULL)
+-		error("Can not open %s: %m\n", BOOT_LOGFILE);
++	lock(&llock);
++	if ((flog = fdopen (log, "a")) == NULL) {
++	    unlock(&llock);
++	    error("Can not open %s: %m\n", BOOT_LOGFILE);
++	}
++	unlock(&llock);
+ 
+ 	nsigio = SIGIO; /* We do not need a signal handler */
+ 	(void)signal(SIGIO, SIG_IGN);
+@@ -998,20 +1023,16 @@ void closeIO(void)
  	pthread_cancel(lthread);
      }
  
@@ -329,13 +344,15 @@
 +	    fputc('\n', flog);
 +	(void)fclose(flog);
 +    }
++    lock(&llock);
      flog = NULL;
 -xout:
++    unlock(&llock);
 +
      if (fdfifo >= 0) {
  	close(fdfifo);
  	fdfifo = -1;
-@@ -1101,7 +1116,7 @@ static dev_t fallback(const pid_t pid, c
+@@ -1101,7 +1122,7 @@ static dev_t fallback(const pid_t pid, c
  
  		printf("|%u|%u|", tty, ttypgrp);  /* stdout to pipe synchronize ... */
  
@@ -344,7 +361,7 @@
  	    } break;
  	case -1:
  	    error("can not execute: %m\n");
-@@ -1463,6 +1478,10 @@ static void consalloc(struct console *re
+@@ -1463,6 +1484,10 @@ static void consalloc(struct console *re
  	return;
      }
      tail->next = newc;