diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
index 622d0d18952c8c5fb9dbc6ae3f37d20a7ef40be0..4add5c816b14db58251ffaeb0f6c007ac8f99fed 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 	/* Reserve physical eraseblocks */
 	if (vol->reserved_pebs > ubi->avail_pebs) {
 		dbg_err("not enough PEBs, only %d available", ubi->avail_pebs);
-		spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 		err = -ENOSPC;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}