diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/dir.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/dir.c
index 059e9d2ddf6b605683028bb874d65a5060f3a8e3..9732a9666cc4fa8a2400efb78f313dca94b00f00 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/dir.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/dir.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,6 @@ static int pohmelfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 	clear_bit(NETFS_INODE_REMOTE_SYNCED, &pi->state);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	return err;
 }