1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index 59af3945ea85..65c7c62c7aae 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@ static int ptmx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
         mutex_unlock(&devpts_mutex);
 
         mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
-        mutex_lock(&devpts_mutex);
         tty = tty_init_dev(ptm_driver, index);
 
         if (IS_ERR(tty)) {
@@ -643,7 +642,6 @@ static int ptmx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
         /* The tty returned here is locked so we can safely
            drop the mutex */
-        mutex_unlock(&devpts_mutex);
         mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
 
         set_bit(TTY_PTY_LOCK, &tty->flags); /* LOCK THE SLAVE */