diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 895f3efc65aac7e5ee2c1dc9425af42d3e71d839..b9d9da082af2bc81427d8c36ebff33a433b418db 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -353,11 +353,8 @@ static void arp_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct sk_buff *send_skb;
 	struct netpoll *np = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
 	if (npinfo->rx_np && npinfo->rx_np->dev == skb->dev)
 		np = npinfo->rx_np;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
-
 	if (!np)
 		return;