diff --git a/sys/dev/atkbdc/atkbd.c b/sys/dev/atkbdc/atkbd.c
index 57772468a9b1..981828e3eb52 100644
--- a/sys/dev/atkbdc/atkbd.c
+++ b/sys/dev/atkbdc/atkbd.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ atkbd_init(int unit, keyboard_t **kbdp, void *arg, int flags)
 			evdev_support_led(evdev, LED_CAPSL);
 			evdev_support_led(evdev, LED_SCROLLL);
 
-			if (evdev_register(evdev))
+			if (evdev_register_mtx(evdev, &Giant))
 				evdev_free(evdev);
 			else
 				state->ks_evdev = evdev;
diff --git a/sys/dev/evdev/evdev_private.h b/sys/dev/evdev/evdev_private.h
index 05206a9d09bd..e1a5d1822cd8 100644
--- a/sys/dev/evdev/evdev_private.h
+++ b/sys/dev/evdev/evdev_private.h
@@ -132,9 +132,14 @@ struct evdev_dev
 	LIST_HEAD(, evdev_client) ev_clients;
 };
 
+#define	SYSTEM_CONSOLE_LOCK	&Giant
+
 #define	EVDEV_LOCK(evdev)		mtx_lock((evdev)->ev_lock)
 #define	EVDEV_UNLOCK(evdev)		mtx_unlock((evdev)->ev_lock)
-#define	EVDEV_LOCK_ASSERT(evdev)	mtx_assert((evdev)->ev_lock, MA_OWNED)
+#define	EVDEV_LOCK_ASSERT(evdev)	do {				\
+	if ((evdev)->ev_lock != SYSTEM_CONSOLE_LOCK)			\
+		mtx_assert((evdev)->ev_lock, MA_OWNED);			\
+} while (0)
 #define	EVDEV_ENTER(evdev)	do {					\
 	if ((evdev)->ev_lock_type == EV_LOCK_INTERNAL)			\
 		EVDEV_LOCK(evdev);					\
diff --git a/sys/dev/kbdmux/kbdmux.c b/sys/dev/kbdmux/kbdmux.c
index f17634c8879b..79f3216675e5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/kbdmux/kbdmux.c
+++ b/sys/dev/kbdmux/kbdmux.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ kbdmux_init(int unit, keyboard_t **kbdp, void *arg, int flags)
 		evdev_support_led(evdev, LED_CAPSL);
 		evdev_support_led(evdev, LED_SCROLLL);
 
-		if (evdev_register(evdev))
+		if (evdev_register_mtx(evdev, &Giant))
 			evdev_free(evdev);
 		else
 			state->ks_evdev = evdev;
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c b/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
index f35652c663dc..ea586990f082 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ ukbd_attach(device_t dev)
 	if (sc->sc_flags & UKBD_FLAG_SCROLLLOCK)
 		evdev_support_led(evdev, LED_SCROLLL);
 
-	if (evdev_register(evdev))
+	if (evdev_register_mtx(evdev, &Giant))
 		evdev_free(evdev);
 	else
 		sc->sc_evdev = evdev;