diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
index 0b6217c93036..9b4f60a6ab0e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
@@ -1049,13 +1049,10 @@ static int kbd_update_leds_helper(struct input_handle *handle, void *data)
  */
 int vt_get_leds(int console, int flag)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct kbd_struct * kbd = kbd_table + console;
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&kbd_event_lock, flags);
 	ret = vc_kbd_led(kbd, flag);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kbd_event_lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }