diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index b6150dea75..14093bfd4a 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(kill, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(kill_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(killpg, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
-    S(link, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
+    S(link, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                        \
     S(listen, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(lseek, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(madvise, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/link.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/link.cpp
index a2b23589d1..48a937568c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/link.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/link.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$link(Userspace<Syscall::SC_link_params const*> user_params)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this)
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::cpath));
     auto params = TRY(copy_typed_from_user(user_params));
     auto old_path = TRY(try_copy_kstring_from_user(params.old_path));