diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c
index a0e2111eb783..415be74df28c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/swsmu/smu_cmn.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ int smu_cmn_send_msg_without_waiting(struct smu_context *smu,
 	if (smu->adev->no_hw_access)
 		return 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&smu->message_lock);
 	reg = __smu_cmn_poll_stat(smu);
 	res = __smu_cmn_reg2errno(smu, reg);
 	if (reg == SMU_RESP_NONE ||
@@ -269,7 +268,6 @@ int smu_cmn_send_msg_without_waiting(struct smu_context *smu,
 	__smu_cmn_send_msg(smu, msg_index, param);
 	res = 0;
 Out:
-	mutex_unlock(&smu->message_lock);
 	return res;
 }