diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c
index 60c176fe328e..38ae6cd65790 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-common.c
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ static ssize_t si470x_fops_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	count /= 3;
 
 	/* copy RDS block out of internal buffer and to user buffer */
-	mutex_lock(&radio->lock);
 	while (block_count < count) {
 		if (radio->rd_index == radio->wr_index)
 			break;