diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index c826e7ca49f5..aeb488750fa6 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ static void copy_args_from_argbuf(struct fuse_args *args, struct fuse_req *req)
 static void virtio_fs_request_complete(struct fuse_req *req,
 				       struct virtio_fs_vq *fsvq)
 {
-	struct fuse_pqueue *fpq = &fsvq->fud->pq;
 	struct fuse_args *args;
 	struct fuse_args_pages *ap;
 	unsigned int len, i, thislen;
@@ -790,9 +789,7 @@ static void virtio_fs_request_complete(struct fuse_req *req,
 		}
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&fpq->lock);
 	clear_bit(FR_SENT, &req->flags);
-	spin_unlock(&fpq->lock);
 
 	fuse_request_end(req);
 	spin_lock(&fsvq->lock);