1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 80d102acb86b..ad5a1ea7827e 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -566,9 +566,7 @@ static int inotify_update_existing_watch(struct fsnotify_group *group,
         if (unlikely(!mask))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
         fsn_mark = fsnotify_find_mark(group, inode);
-        spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
         if (!fsn_mark)
                 return -ENOENT;