diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c b/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c
index 29fc27a16805d..0c39b3ecb1f2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@ static int vsc85xx_rgmii_set_skews(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 rgmii_cntl,
 	u16 reg_val = 0;
 	int rc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
-
 	if (phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID ||
 	    phydev->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID)
 		reg_val |= RGMII_CLK_DELAY_2_0_NS << rgmii_rx_delay_pos;
@@ -542,8 +540,6 @@ static int vsc85xx_rgmii_set_skews(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 rgmii_cntl,
 			      rgmii_rx_delay_mask | rgmii_tx_delay_mask,
 			      reg_val);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
-
 	return rc;
 }