diff --git a/lib/lockref.c b/lib/lockref.c
index 5b34bbd3eba818563db89437eb267782e8c3a6c9..81ac5f3552428ce9c74c1ce9dafaa729295e9319 100644
--- a/lib/lockref.c
+++ b/lib/lockref.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 		}								\
 		if (!--retry)							\
 			break;							\
-		cpu_relax();							\
 	}									\
 } while (0)