diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 041f195eae..b6150dea75 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(umask, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(umount, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(uname, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
-    S(unlink, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(unlink, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(unveil, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(utime, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(waitid, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp
index 8d39f9ed6a..80c89518db 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/unlink.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$unlink(Userspace<char const*> user_path, size_t path_length)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this)
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this)
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::cpath));
     auto path = TRY(get_syscall_path_argument(user_path, path_length));
     TRY(VirtualFileSystem::the().unlink(path->view(), current_directory()));