hs_add_root: use use rts_lock()/rts_unlock() for a bit of extra safety

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/rts/RtsStartup.c b/rts/RtsStartup.c
index 0ce17fe16f..774de72e38 100644
--- a/rts/RtsStartup.c
+++ b/rts/RtsStartup.c
@@ -330,7 +330,9 @@ hs_add_root(void (*init_root)(void))
 {
     bdescr *bd;
     nat init_sp;
-    Capability *cap = &MainCapability;
+    Capability *cap;
+
+    cap = rts_lock();
 
     if (hs_init_count <= 0) {
 	barf("hs_add_root() must be called after hs_init()");
@@ -357,6 +359,8 @@ hs_add_root(void (*init_root)(void))
     // ToDo: make this work in the presence of multiple hs_add_root()s.
     initProfiling2();
 
+    rts_unlock(cap);
+
     // ditto.
 #if defined(THREADED_RTS)
     ioManagerStart();