diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index ec083665f1fd9cf590ebc6f261500217369df8f9..e0802d15ace0ebaf524bfff020a6970a36a4a271 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -2075,12 +2075,10 @@ static long loop_control_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			break;
 		if (lo->lo_state != Lo_unbound) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
-			mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (atomic_read(&lo->lo_refcnt) > 0) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
-			mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);
 			break;
 		}
 		lo->lo_disk->private_data = NULL;