--- drivers/char/vt_orig.c	2008-10-06 11:01:26.000000000 +0200
+++ drivers/char/vt.c	2008-10-06 11:59:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -921,11 +921,11 @@ int vc_resize(struct vc_data *vc, unsign
 		if ((ws.ws_row != cws->ws_row || ws.ws_col != cws->ws_col))
 			pgrp = get_pid(vc->vc_tty->pgrp);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&vc->vc_tty->ctrl_lock);
+		*cws = ws;
 		if (pgrp) {
 			kill_pgrp(vc->vc_tty->pgrp, SIGWINCH, 1);
 			put_pid(pgrp);
 		}
-		*cws = ws;
 		mutex_unlock(&vc->vc_tty->termios_mutex);
 	}