diff --git a/fs/iomap/direct-io.c b/fs/iomap/direct-io.c
index f88ba6e7f6af..e4addfc58107 100644
--- a/fs/iomap/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/iomap/direct-io.c
@@ -416,8 +416,6 @@ iomap_dio_rw(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	struct blk_plug plug;
 	struct iomap_dio *dio;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&inode->i_rwsem);
-
 	if (!count)
 		return 0;