diff --git a/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c b/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c
index 9dea585ef8064f656ebeed605dc834179206ee2c..bb8d5b1eec90256a47d524baac8abb51e039c9ef 100644
--- a/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c
+++ b/drivers/ps3/ps3-vuart.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,6 @@ static int ps3_vuart_probe(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev)
 	if (result) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->core, "%s:%d: drv->probe failed\n",
 			__func__, __LINE__);
-		down(&vuart_bus_priv.probe_mutex);
 		goto fail_probe;
 	}