diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 7d8bec6939..d9b292dde3 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(geteuid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(getegid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(getgid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
-    S(getpid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(getpid, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(getppid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(getresuid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                  \
     S(getresgid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                  \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp
index c4d15ce4d1..cfcf1b7317 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/process.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$getpid()
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this)
     REQUIRE_PROMISE(stdio);
     return pid().value();
 }