diff --git a/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c b/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
index 456b5189f772..b58fab2a9c26 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
@@ -941,10 +941,8 @@ static unsigned int orangefs_devreq_poll(struct file *file,
 
 	poll_wait(file, &orangefs_request_list_waitq, poll_table);
 
-	spin_lock(&orangefs_request_list_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&orangefs_request_list))
 		poll_revent_mask |= POLL_IN;
-	spin_unlock(&orangefs_request_list_lock);
 	return poll_revent_mask;
 }