diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 5dcf3b9322..22dd954d53 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(perf_event, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                 \
     S(perf_register_string, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)       \
     S(pipe, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                        \
-    S(pledge, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(pledge, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(poll, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(posix_fallocate, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)             \
     S(prctl, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp
index 39c3b86aee..72079ae515 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$pledge(Userspace<Syscall::SC_pledge_params const*> user_params)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     auto params = TRY(copy_typed_from_user(user_params));
 
     if (params.promises.length > 1024 || params.execpromises.length > 1024)