diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 99d6af8..693c2bf 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1345,13 +1345,12 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	lock_kernel();
  restart:
 
 	ret = -ENXIO;
 	disk = get_gendisk(bdev->bd_dev, &partno);
 	if (!disk)
-		goto out_unlock_kernel;
+		goto out;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, for_part);
 	if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
@@ -1431,7 +1430,6 @@
 	if (for_part)
 		bdev->bd_part_count++;
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 
  out_clear:
@@ -1444,9 +1442,7 @@
 	bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
  out_unlock_bdev:
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
- out_unlock_kernel:
-	unlock_kernel();
-
+ out:
 	if (disk)
 		module_put(disk->fops->owner);
 	put_disk(disk);
@@ -1515,7 +1511,6 @@
 	struct block_device *victim = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, for_part);
-	lock_kernel();
 	if (for_part)
 		bdev->bd_part_count--;
 
@@ -1540,7 +1535,6 @@
 			victim = bdev->bd_contains;
 		bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
 	}
-	unlock_kernel();
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 	bdput(bdev);
 	if (victim)