diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 1877c870e5..2fb5c580cc 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(purge, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(read, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(pread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
-    S(readlink, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                   \
+    S(readlink, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                    \
     S(readv, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(realpath, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                    \
     S(recvfd, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/readlink.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/readlink.cpp
index 9684705b39..375bc9c5e6 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/readlink.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/readlink.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$readlink(Userspace<const Syscall::SC_readlink_params*> user_params)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::rpath));
     auto params = TRY(copy_typed_from_user(user_params));