diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 16c1136840..5921e24cbd 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(kill_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(killpg, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(link, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
-    S(listen, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(listen, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(lseek, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(madvise, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(map_time_page, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)              \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp
index 57d742e668..2b1aa95a5c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$bind(int sockfd, Userspace<sockaddr const*> addres
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$listen(int sockfd, int backlog)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this)
     if (backlog < 0)
         return EINVAL;
     auto description = TRY(open_file_description(sockfd));