diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
index 79f4d8301fbb..555bd40fa472 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
@@ -382,18 +382,12 @@ static struct sg_table *vb2_dc_dmabuf_ops_map(
 	struct dma_buf_attachment *db_attach, enum dma_data_direction dma_dir)
 {
 	struct vb2_dc_attachment *attach = db_attach->priv;
-	/* stealing dmabuf mutex to serialize map/unmap operations */
-	struct mutex *lock = &db_attach->dmabuf->lock;
 	struct sg_table *sgt;
 
-	mutex_lock(lock);
-
 	sgt = &attach->sgt;
 	/* return previously mapped sg table */
-	if (attach->dma_dir == dma_dir) {
-		mutex_unlock(lock);
+	if (attach->dma_dir == dma_dir)
 		return sgt;
-	}
 
 	/* release any previous cache */
 	if (attach->dma_dir != DMA_NONE) {
@@ -409,14 +403,11 @@ static struct sg_table *vb2_dc_dmabuf_ops_map(
 	if (dma_map_sgtable(db_attach->dev, sgt, dma_dir,
 			    DMA_ATTR_SKIP_CPU_SYNC)) {
 		pr_err("failed to map scatterlist\n");
-		mutex_unlock(lock);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	}
 
 	attach->dma_dir = dma_dir;
 
-	mutex_unlock(lock);
-
 	return sgt;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
index 36ecdea8d707..36981a5b5c53 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c
@@ -424,18 +424,12 @@ static struct sg_table *vb2_dma_sg_dmabuf_ops_map(
 	struct dma_buf_attachment *db_attach, enum dma_data_direction dma_dir)
 {
 	struct vb2_dma_sg_attachment *attach = db_attach->priv;
-	/* stealing dmabuf mutex to serialize map/unmap operations */
-	struct mutex *lock = &db_attach->dmabuf->lock;
 	struct sg_table *sgt;
 
-	mutex_lock(lock);
-
 	sgt = &attach->sgt;
 	/* return previously mapped sg table */
-	if (attach->dma_dir == dma_dir) {
-		mutex_unlock(lock);
+	if (attach->dma_dir == dma_dir)
 		return sgt;
-	}
 
 	/* release any previous cache */
 	if (attach->dma_dir != DMA_NONE) {
@@ -446,14 +440,11 @@ static struct sg_table *vb2_dma_sg_dmabuf_ops_map(
 	/* mapping to the client with new direction */
 	if (dma_map_sgtable(db_attach->dev, sgt, dma_dir, 0)) {
 		pr_err("failed to map scatterlist\n");
-		mutex_unlock(lock);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	}
 
 	attach->dma_dir = dma_dir;
 
-	mutex_unlock(lock);
-
 	return sgt;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
index 7831bf545874..41db707e43a4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-vmalloc.c
@@ -267,18 +267,12 @@ static struct sg_table *vb2_vmalloc_dmabuf_ops_map(
 	struct dma_buf_attachment *db_attach, enum dma_data_direction dma_dir)
 {
 	struct vb2_vmalloc_attachment *attach = db_attach->priv;
-	/* stealing dmabuf mutex to serialize map/unmap operations */
-	struct mutex *lock = &db_attach->dmabuf->lock;
 	struct sg_table *sgt;
 
-	mutex_lock(lock);
-
 	sgt = &attach->sgt;
 	/* return previously mapped sg table */
-	if (attach->dma_dir == dma_dir) {
-		mutex_unlock(lock);
+	if (attach->dma_dir == dma_dir)
 		return sgt;
-	}
 
 	/* release any previous cache */
 	if (attach->dma_dir != DMA_NONE) {
@@ -289,14 +283,11 @@ static struct sg_table *vb2_vmalloc_dmabuf_ops_map(
 	/* mapping to the client with new direction */
 	if (dma_map_sgtable(db_attach->dev, sgt, dma_dir, 0)) {
 		pr_err("failed to map scatterlist\n");
-		mutex_unlock(lock);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	}
 
 	attach->dma_dir = dma_dir;
 
-	mutex_unlock(lock);
-
 	return sgt;
 }