diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 2d8761b8b19c..0386e1e72275 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -3252,12 +3252,8 @@ static void hci_user_passkey_request_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	BT_DBG("%s", hdev->name);
 
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
 	if (test_bit(HCI_MGMT, &hdev->dev_flags))
 		mgmt_user_passkey_request(hdev, &ev->bdaddr, ACL_LINK, 0);
-
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }
 
 static void hci_simple_pair_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev,