1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
index d0c30124c13b..e3bdedfb5347 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 2      /* 2 minute default timeout */
 
 /* Addresses to scan */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(watchdog_mutex);
 static const unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x2c, 0x2d, 0x2e, 0x2f,
                                                 I2C_CLIENT_END };
 
@@ -1350,7 +1349,7 @@ static ssize_t watchdog_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
                            unsigned long arg)
 {
-        static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+        struct watchdog_info ident = {
                 .options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
                            WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
                            WDIOF_CARDRESET,
@@ -1360,7 +1359,6 @@ static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
         int val, ret = 0;
         struct w83793_data *data = filp->private_data;
 
-        mutex_lock(&watchdog_mutex);
         switch (cmd) {
         case WDIOC_GETSUPPORT:
                 if (!nowayout)
@@ -1414,7 +1412,6 @@ static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
         default:
                 ret = -ENOTTY;
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&watchdog_mutex);
         return ret;
 }