diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index f5d92be937d2..101185da1299 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ static struct dentry * configfs_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 	if (!configfs_dirent_is_ready(parent_sd))
 		goto out;
 
-	spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(sd, &parent_sd->s_children, s_sibling) {
 		if (sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_NOT_PINNED) {
 			const unsigned char * name = configfs_get_name(sd);
@@ -492,7 +491,6 @@ static struct dentry * configfs_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock);
 
 	if (!found) {
 		/*