diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 430ae39456e8..7d9c9750fd93 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -215,22 +215,18 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-
 asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
 	struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *)((&name) + 6);
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	filename = getname(name);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
 	putname(filename);
- out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }