diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c
index 010963d4570f..345a75a03c96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ static int evergreen_cs_packet_parse_vline(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 	header = radeon_get_ib_value(p, h_idx);
 	crtc_id = radeon_get_ib_value(p, h_idx + 2 + 7 + 1);
 	reg = CP_PACKET0_GET_REG(header);
-	mutex_lock(&p->rdev->ddev->mode_config.mutex);
 	obj = drm_mode_object_find(p->rdev->ddev, crtc_id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
 	if (!obj) {
 		DRM_ERROR("cannot find crtc %d\n", crtc_id);
@@ -368,7 +367,6 @@ static int evergreen_cs_packet_parse_vline(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&p->rdev->ddev->mode_config.mutex);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
index aab5ba040bd6..a89a15ab524d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
@@ -1230,7 +1230,6 @@ int r100_cs_packet_parse_vline(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 	header = radeon_get_ib_value(p, h_idx);
 	crtc_id = radeon_get_ib_value(p, h_idx + 5);
 	reg = CP_PACKET0_GET_REG(header);
-	mutex_lock(&p->rdev->ddev->mode_config.mutex);
 	obj = drm_mode_object_find(p->rdev->ddev, crtc_id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
 	if (!obj) {
 		DRM_ERROR("cannot find crtc %d\n", crtc_id);
@@ -1264,7 +1263,6 @@ int r100_cs_packet_parse_vline(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 		ib[h_idx + 3] |= RADEON_ENG_DISPLAY_SELECT_CRTC1;
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&p->rdev->ddev->mode_config.mutex);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c
index c39c1bc13016..144c32d37136 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static int r600_cs_packet_parse_vline(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 	header = radeon_get_ib_value(p, h_idx);
 	crtc_id = radeon_get_ib_value(p, h_idx + 2 + 7 + 1);
 	reg = CP_PACKET0_GET_REG(header);
-	mutex_lock(&p->rdev->ddev->mode_config.mutex);
+
 	obj = drm_mode_object_find(p->rdev->ddev, crtc_id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
 	if (!obj) {
 		DRM_ERROR("cannot find crtc %d\n", crtc_id);
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ static int r600_cs_packet_parse_vline(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 		ib[h_idx + 4] = AVIVO_D2MODE_VLINE_STATUS >> 2;
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&p->rdev->ddev->mode_config.mutex);
 	return r;
 }