diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 506edcc500c4..581a68a04c64 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void watchdog_nmi_enable_all(void)
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 unlock:
-	mutex_lock(&watchdog_proc_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&watchdog_proc_mutex);
 }
 
 void watchdog_nmi_disable_all(void)