--- ../../../linux-2.4.22/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c	Mon Aug 25 04:44:44 2003
+++ tcp_ipv4.c	Fri Sep  5 16:56:54 2003
@@ -907,9 +907,9 @@
 	req->expires = jiffies + TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT;
 	req->retrans = 0;
 	req->sk = NULL;
-	req->dl_next = lopt->syn_table[h];
 
 	write_lock(&tp->syn_wait_lock);
+	req->dl_next = lopt->syn_table[h];
 	lopt->syn_table[h] = req;
 	write_unlock(&tp->syn_wait_lock);