diff --git a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
index 3ab153d..147015f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
@@ -291,12 +291,11 @@
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		spin_lock_bh(&br->lock);
 		if ((p = br_get_port(br, args[1])) == NULL)
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		else
 			br_stp_set_path_cost(p, args[2]);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock);
+
 		return ret;
 	}