diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 2cb54555df..7d8bec6939 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(gethostname, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                 \
     S(sethostname, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                 \
     S(chdir, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
-    S(uname, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
+    S(uname, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
     S(set_mmap_name, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)              \
     S(readlink, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                   \
     S(write, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp
index e127b15531..6519d96080 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$uname(Userspace<utsname*> user_buf)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this)
     extern String* g_hostname;
     extern Mutex* g_hostname_lock;