diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
index 50794137d710..675c9e11ada5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ sparc_breakpoint (struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	siginfo_t info;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 #ifdef DEBUG_SPARC_BREAKPOINT
         printk ("TRAP: Entering kernel PC=%x, nPC=%x\n", regs->pc, regs->npc);
 #endif
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ sparc_breakpoint (struct pt_regs *regs)
 #ifdef DEBUG_SPARC_BREAKPOINT
 	printk ("TRAP: Returning to space: PC=%x nPC=%x\n", regs->pc, regs->npc);
 #endif
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 asmlinkage int
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c
index f8514e291e15..12b9f352595f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ asmlinkage void user_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 {
 	enum direction dir;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	if(!(current->thread.flags & SPARC_FLAG_UNALIGNED) ||
 	   (((insn >> 30) & 3) != 3))
 		goto kill_user;
@@ -377,5 +376,5 @@ asmlinkage void user_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 kill_user:
 	user_mna_trap_fault(regs, insn);
 out:
-	unlock_kernel();
+	;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/windows.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/windows.c
index f24d298bda29..b351770cbdd6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/windows.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/windows.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ void try_to_clear_window_buffer(struct pt_regs *regs, int who)
 	struct thread_info *tp = current_thread_info();
 	int window;
 
-	lock_kernel();
 	flush_user_windows();
 	for(window = 0; window < tp->w_saved; window++) {
 		unsigned long sp = tp->rwbuf_stkptrs[window];
@@ -123,5 +122,4 @@ void try_to_clear_window_buffer(struct pt_regs *regs, int who)
 			do_exit(SIGILL);
 	}
 	tp->w_saved = 0;
-	unlock_kernel();
 }