diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index c0afb0426c..7bba964468 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(detach_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)              \
     S(disown, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(dump_backtrace, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)              \
-    S(dup2, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
+    S(dup2, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                        \
     S(emuctl, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(execve, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(exit, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/dup2.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/dup2.cpp
index 9ddf754934..cea5737dd4 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/dup2.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/dup2.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$dup2(int old_fd, int new_fd)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::stdio));
     return m_fds.with_exclusive([&](auto& fds) -> ErrorOr<FlatPtr> {
         auto description = TRY(fds.open_file_description(old_fd));