1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c
index 8418b14ee4d2..8ab9d87f3a46 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/lirc_dev.c
@@ -522,10 +522,8 @@ unsigned int lirc_dev_fop_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 
         dev_dbg(ir->d.dev, LOGHEAD "poll called\n", ir->d.name, ir->d.minor);
 
-        if (!ir->attached) {
-                mutex_unlock(&ir->irctl_lock);
+        if (!ir->attached)
                 return POLLERR;
-        }
 
         poll_wait(file, &ir->buf->wait_poll, wait);