diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 7bba964468..27492b2f48 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(exit, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(exit_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(fchdir, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
-    S(fchmod, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(fchmod, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(fchown, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(fcntl, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(fork, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
index ac86e262bc..8219d34301 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$chmod(Userspace<Syscall::SC_chmod_params const*> u
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$fchmod(int fd, mode_t mode)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::fattr));
     auto description = TRY(open_file_description(fd));
     TRY(description->chmod(mode));