diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index f0864f40ea1a..e3cd402c079a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -2265,10 +2265,7 @@ static void mlx4_ib_update_qps(struct mlx4_ib_dev *ibdev,
 	u64 release_mac = MLX4_IB_INVALID_MAC;
 	struct mlx4_ib_qp *qp;
 
-	read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
 	new_smac = mlx4_mac_to_u64(dev->dev_addr);
-	read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
-
 	atomic64_set(&ibdev->iboe.mac[port - 1], new_smac);
 
 	/* no need for update QP1 and mac registration in non-SRIOV */