1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 3725b521d931..8725b79e7847 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -1828,9 +1828,7 @@ vmw_du_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
         struct vmw_private *dev_priv = vmw_priv(dev);
         struct vmw_display_unit *du = vmw_connector_to_du(connector);
 
-        mutex_lock(&dev_priv->hw_mutex);
         num_displays = vmw_read(dev_priv, SVGA_REG_NUM_DISPLAYS);
-        mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->hw_mutex);
 
         return ((vmw_connector_to_du(connector)->unit < num_displays &&
                  du->pref_active) ?