diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index 60f477c91eef0e76296bb4e53834333f714aca03..09fd7f1ef23a4ad3fefe2f7b4743d701c9764540 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -296,14 +296,10 @@ int blkdev_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned cmd,
 			bd_release(bdev);
 		return ret;
 	case BLKPG:
-		lock_kernel();
 		ret = blkpg_ioctl(bdev, (struct blkpg_ioctl_arg __user *) arg);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		break;
 	case BLKRRPART:
-		lock_kernel();
 		ret = blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		break;
 	case BLKGETSIZE:
 		size = bdev->bd_inode->i_size;