diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 3b2d864ab942..878039b9557d 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -1015,9 +1015,7 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *pfkey_xfrm_state2msg(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	skb = __pfkey_xfrm_state2msg(x, 1, 3);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 	return skb;
 }
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index d41588d101d0..e75dbdcb08a4 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@ static int copy_to_user_state_extra(struct xfrm_state *x,
 				    struct xfrm_usersa_info *p,
 				    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	copy_to_user_state(x, p);
 
 	if (x->coaddr)
@@ -515,7 +514,6 @@ static int copy_to_user_state_extra(struct xfrm_state *x,
 
 	if (x->lastused)
 		NLA_PUT_U64(skb, XFRMA_LASTUSED, x->lastused);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 	if (x->aalg)
 		NLA_PUT(skb, XFRMA_ALG_AUTH, alg_len(x->aalg), x->aalg);