diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index ea096ce5d4f7e86b94df26ac319cca8769c38595..91e05f2f0acfb3bb58797472d09fe60d19f29120 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@ cifs_lock_add_if(struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode, __u64 offset, __u64 length,
 		else {
 			mutex_lock(&cinode->lock_mutex);
 			list_del_init(&lock->blist);
-			mutex_unlock(&cinode->lock_mutex);
 		}
 	}