diff --git a/block/blk-ia-ranges.c b/block/blk-ia-ranges.c
index 18c68d8b9138..56ed48d2954e 100644
--- a/block/blk-ia-ranges.c
+++ b/block/blk-ia-ranges.c
@@ -54,13 +54,8 @@ static ssize_t blk_ia_range_sysfs_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 		container_of(attr, struct blk_ia_range_sysfs_entry, attr);
 	struct blk_independent_access_range *iar =
 		container_of(kobj, struct blk_independent_access_range, kobj);
-	ssize_t ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&iar->queue->sysfs_lock);
-	ret = entry->show(iar, buf);
-	mutex_unlock(&iar->queue->sysfs_lock);
-
-	return ret;
+	return entry->show(iar, buf);
 }
 
 static const struct sysfs_ops blk_ia_range_sysfs_ops = {