1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 2f6e2825571e..7b8591acc5ad 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -404,9 +404,7 @@ static int initiate_cifs_search(const int xid, struct file *file)
         if(pTcon == NULL)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        mutex_lock(&file->f_dentry->d_sb->s_vfs_rename_mutex);
         full_path = build_path_from_dentry(file->f_dentry);
-        mutex_unlock(&file->f_dentry->d_sb->s_vfs_rename_mutex);
 
         if(full_path == NULL) {
                 return -ENOMEM;