diff --git a/fs/hpfs/super.c b/fs/hpfs/super.c
index bc28bf077a6a..a3076228523d 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/super.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ static int hpfs_remount_fs(struct super_block *s, int *flags, char *data)
 	*flags |= MS_NOATIME;
 	
 	hpfs_lock(s);
-	lock_super(s);
 	uid = sbi->sb_uid; gid = sbi->sb_gid;
 	umask = 0777 & ~sbi->sb_mode;
 	lowercase = sbi->sb_lowercase;
@@ -431,12 +430,10 @@ static int hpfs_remount_fs(struct super_block *s, int *flags, char *data)
 
 	replace_mount_options(s, new_opts);
 
-	unlock_super(s);
 	hpfs_unlock(s);
 	return 0;
 
 out_err:
-	unlock_super(s);
 	hpfs_unlock(s);
 	kfree(new_opts);
 	return -EINVAL;