diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c b/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
index a03a75163f02efc650be4a7031c72543cb1c67c3..a4fdce74f883e4f5868f3efb975ec51347ef2c47 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
@@ -111,12 +111,9 @@ static void tty_audit_buf_push(struct tty_audit_buf *buf)
 void tty_audit_exit(void)
 {
 	struct tty_audit_buf *buf;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
 	buf = current->signal->tty_audit_buf;
 	current->signal->tty_audit_buf = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&current->sighand->siglock, flags);
 	if (!buf)
 		return;