diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 5600231104..904c418935 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(mount, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(umount, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(dump_backtrace, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)              \
-    S(dbgputch, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                   \
+    S(dbgputch, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                    \
     S(dbgputstr, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                   \
     S(create_inode_watcher, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)       \
     S(inode_watcher_add_watch, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)    \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp
index 841f7e419d..7926da79bf 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$dump_backtrace()
 
 KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$dbgputch(u8 ch)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     dbgputch(ch);
     return 0;
 }