diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index 1d49e18adbf6f639d74b72e660b771c785b6397a..f3600e8d5382ba9536161340e8196e6b23c0f305 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr
 
 			if (time_after(jiffies, timeo)) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR "Waiting for chip to be ready timed out.\n");
-				spin_unlock(chip->mutex);
 				return -EIO;
 			}
 			spin_unlock(chip->mutex);