diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index b6fce51ec0..5600231104 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(umount, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(dump_backtrace, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)              \
     S(dbgputch, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                   \
-    S(dbgputstr, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                  \
+    S(dbgputstr, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                   \
     S(create_inode_watcher, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)       \
     S(inode_watcher_add_watch, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)    \
     S(inode_watcher_remove_watch, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes) \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp
index fcc8165251..841f7e419d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/debug.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$dbgputch(u8 ch)
 
 KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$dbgputstr(Userspace<const u8*> characters, size_t size)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     if (size == 0)
         return 0;