diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index e7c44f14ac..565b5e1fe2 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(ftruncate, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                  \
     S(futex, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(futimens, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                   \
-    S(get_dir_entries, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)           \
+    S(get_dir_entries, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)            \
     S(get_root_session_id, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)        \
     S(get_stack_bounds, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)           \
     S(get_thread_name, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)            \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/get_dir_entries.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/get_dir_entries.cpp
index 47929675ce..530eb575a8 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/get_dir_entries.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/get_dir_entries.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$get_dir_entries(int fd, Userspace<void*> user_buffer, size_t user_size)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::stdio));
     if (user_size > NumericLimits<ssize_t>::max())
         return EINVAL;