diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 52a8fd8eb17f..2fe3017ba97c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -2326,7 +2326,6 @@ static int dm_wait_for_completion(struct mapped_device *md, int interruptible)
 	while (1) {
 		set_current_state(interruptible);
 
-		smp_mb();
 		if (!md_in_flight(md))
 			break;