diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 22dd954d53..2de0b8f337 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(clock_settime, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)               \
     S(close, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(connect, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                     \
-    S(create_inode_watcher, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)       \
+    S(create_inode_watcher, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)        \
     S(create_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)              \
     S(dbgputstr, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                   \
     S(detach_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)              \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/inode_watcher.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/inode_watcher.cpp
index 8e27d33796..2cbbe24ebc 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/inode_watcher.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/inode_watcher.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$create_inode_watcher(u32 flags)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::rpath));
 
-    auto fd_allocation = TRY(allocate_fd());
     auto watcher = TRY(InodeWatcher::try_create());
     auto description = TRY(OpenFileDescription::try_create(move(watcher)));
 
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$create_inode_watcher(u32 flags)
         description->set_blocking(false);
 
     return m_fds.with_exclusive([&](auto& fds) -> ErrorOr<FlatPtr> {
+        auto fd_allocation = TRY(fds.allocate());
         fds[fd_allocation.fd].set(move(description));
 
         if (flags & static_cast<unsigned>(InodeWatcherFlags::CloseOnExec))