diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c b/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c
index 7a8f166f2c8d..383f0afa2cea 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c
@@ -548,13 +548,10 @@ int nilfs_bmap_read(struct nilfs_bmap *bmap, struct nilfs_inode *raw_inode)
  */
 void nilfs_bmap_write(struct nilfs_bmap *bmap, struct nilfs_inode *raw_inode)
 {
-	down_write(&bmap->b_sem);
 	memcpy(raw_inode->i_bmap, bmap->b_u.u_data,
 	       NILFS_INODE_BMAP_SIZE * sizeof(__le64));
 	if (bmap->b_inode->i_ino == NILFS_DAT_INO)
 		bmap->b_last_allocated_ptr = NILFS_BMAP_NEW_PTR_INIT;
-
-	up_write(&bmap->b_sem);
 }
 
 void nilfs_bmap_init_gc(struct nilfs_bmap *bmap)