diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index 89a716290fac0..bbbf980c7e403 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -2048,8 +2048,6 @@ void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that all guest tagged cache entries are flushed before
 	 * releasing the pages back to the system for use. CLFLUSH will
@@ -2069,8 +2067,6 @@ void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
-
 	sev_unbind_asid(kvm, sev->handle);
 	sev_asid_free(sev);
 }