diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
index c0aa40f8ad6a..c27f59da7f29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_debugfs.c
@@ -57,17 +57,6 @@ static int fb_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 	struct drm_device *dev = node->minor->dev;
 	struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	if (ret) {
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
 	seq_printf(m, "fbcon ");
 	omap_framebuffer_describe(priv->fbdev->fb, m);
@@ -82,9 +71,6 @@ static int fb_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.fb_lock);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-
 	return 0;
 }