diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 708e547e83e..0ea820c6d99 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(fchdir, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(fchmod, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(fchown, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
-    S(fcntl, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
+    S(fcntl, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(fork, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(fstat, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(fstatvfs, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                    \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/fcntl.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/fcntl.cpp
index 4523f969cba..81dcef7325f 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/fcntl.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/fcntl.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$fcntl(int fd, int cmd, uintptr_t arg)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::stdio));
     dbgln_if(IO_DEBUG, "sys$fcntl: fd={}, cmd={}, arg={}", fd, cmd, arg);
     auto description = TRY(open_file_description(fd));