diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 27492b2f48..0d8d4c2679 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(beep, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                        \
     S(bind, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(chdir, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
-    S(chmod, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
+    S(chmod, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(chown, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(clock_gettime, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)               \
     S(clock_nanosleep, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)             \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
index 8219d34301..c1f2e2fc8d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chmod.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$chmod(Userspace<Syscall::SC_chmod_params const*> user_params)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::fattr));
     auto params = TRY(copy_typed_from_user(user_params));
     auto path = TRY(get_syscall_path_argument(params.path));