diff --git a/fs/quota/quota_v1.c b/fs/quota/quota_v1.c
index d534c4043237d6742ed22a92318502da072ad8b2..12d69cda57cca9f25a998e88b9be38e534aa0e11 100644
--- a/fs/quota/quota_v1.c
+++ b/fs/quota/quota_v1.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static int v1_read_dqblk(struct dquot *dquot)
 	if (!dqopt->files[type])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	down_read(&dqopt->dqio_sem);
 	/* Set structure to 0s in case read fails/is after end of file */
 	memset(&dqblk, 0, sizeof(struct v1_disk_dqblk));
 	dquot->dq_sb->s_op->quota_read(dquot->dq_sb, type, (char *)&dqblk,
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ static int v1_read_dqblk(struct dquot *dquot)
 	    dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_isoftlimit == 0)
 		set_bit(DQ_FAKE_B, &dquot->dq_flags);
 	dqstats_inc(DQST_READS);
-	up_read(&dqopt->dqio_sem);
 
 	return 0;
 }