diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index e8b7017091..7613ef0821 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(setsid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(setsockopt, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                 \
     S(setuid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
-    S(shutdown, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                   \
+    S(shutdown, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                    \
     S(sigaction, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                  \
     S(sigaltstack, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(sigpending, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                 \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp
index e15dccaf91..591c21aa4f 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/socket.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$connect(int sockfd, Userspace<sockaddr const*> use
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$shutdown(int sockfd, int how)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this)
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::stdio));
     if (how & ~SHUT_RDWR)
         return EINVAL;