diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index 847707a700cf5d95986178f8746e19a1995584b4..fafe65fd37f43b813f20858ea65fe07c78ba1b7c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ static sense_reason_t queue_cmd_ring(struct tcmu_cmd *tcmu_cmd, int *scsi_err)
 				   &udev->cmd_timer);
 	if (ret) {
 		tcmu_cmd_free_data(tcmu_cmd, tcmu_cmd->dbi_cnt);
-		mutex_unlock(&udev->cmdr_lock);
 
 		*scsi_err = TCM_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
 		return -1;