diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 2a991ac8e562599cbe43d4dfd8f2452c6d92bf3b..8e81775c5dc818bd3b9d66e3fd895524294f5c78 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -317,9 +317,7 @@ static int expand_fdtable(struct files_struct *files, int nr)
 		free_fdtable(cur_fdt);
 	} else {
 		/* Somebody else expanded, so undo our attempt */
-		spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 		__free_fdtable(new_fdt);
-		spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 	}
 	return 1;
 }