diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index dd1344b007f59..ccb7d722c5589 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -227,11 +227,8 @@ static inline void orphan_all_buffers(struct inode *node)
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&node->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
 	if (node->i_private) {
-		list_for_each_entry(buf, &set->associates, associates) {
-			down(&buf->sem);
+		list_for_each_entry(buf, &set->associates, associates)
 			buf->orphaned = 1;
-			up(&buf->sem);
-		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&node->i_mutex);
 }