diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 3c77d84ad60d..1ccb953b3b09 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -273,11 +273,9 @@ struct net *get_net_ns_by_id(struct net *net, int id)
 		return NULL;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	spin_lock_bh(&net->nsid_lock);
 	peer = idr_find(&net->netns_ids, id);
 	if (peer)
 		peer = maybe_get_net(peer);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&net->nsid_lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return peer;