diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index cf53d789f9..dd88bddd83 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(getpgid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(getpgrp, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(getpid, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
-    S(getppid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
+    S(getppid, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                     \
     S(getrandom, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                   \
     S(getresgid, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                   \
     S(getresuid, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                   \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp
index 338e05b413..612e8d8e67 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$getpid()
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$getppid()
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::stdio));
-    return with_protected_data([](auto& protected_data) { return protected_data.ppid.value(); });
+    return ppid().value();
 }
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$get_process_name(Userspace<char*> buffer, size_t buffer_size)