diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 257ad5206240..0d91143eb464 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -1736,10 +1736,8 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_free(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi)
 
 	snd_info_free_entry(rmidi->proc_entry);
 	rmidi->proc_entry = NULL;
-	mutex_lock(&register_mutex);
 	if (rmidi->ops && rmidi->ops->dev_unregister)
 		rmidi->ops->dev_unregister(rmidi);
-	mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
 
 	snd_rawmidi_free_substreams(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT]);
 	snd_rawmidi_free_substreams(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT]);