diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index fc59cbe901..338f43c247 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(get_process_name, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)           \
     S(get_stack_bounds, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)            \
     S(get_thread_name, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)            \
-    S(getcwd, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(getcwd, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(getegid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(geteuid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(getgid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
index c60183a447..e109749c6a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$fchdir(int fd)
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$getcwd(Userspace<char*> buffer, size_t size)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::rpath));
 
     if (size > NumericLimits<ssize_t>::max())