diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index ce7078d5aa97..722329cac98f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1411,7 +1411,6 @@ __acquires(&lru_lock)
 		if (demote_ok(gl))
 			handle_callback(gl, LM_ST_UNLOCKED, 0, false);
 		WARN_ON(!test_and_clear_bit(GLF_LOCK, &gl->gl_flags));
-		smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
 		if (queue_delayed_work(glock_workqueue, &gl->gl_work, 0) == 0)
 			gfs2_glock_put_nolock(gl);
 		spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);