diff --git a/mm/damon/sysfs.c b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
index 79d65dcc9dd0..c0193de6fb9a 100644
--- a/mm/damon/sysfs.c
+++ b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
@@ -1387,12 +1387,10 @@ static void damon_sysfs_before_terminate(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
 	if (!damon_target_has_pid(ctx))
 		return;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
 	damon_for_each_target_safe(t, next, ctx) {
 		put_pid(t->pid);
 		damon_destroy_target(t);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
 }
 
 /*