diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index c0fa54b..16b5739 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -237,13 +237,9 @@
 {
 	struct kprobe_insn_page *kip;
 	struct hlist_node *pos, *next;
-	int safety;
 
 	/* Ensure no-one is preepmted on the garbages */
-	mutex_unlock(&kprobe_insn_mutex);
-	safety = check_safety();
-	mutex_lock(&kprobe_insn_mutex);
-	if (safety != 0)
+	if (check_safety())
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(kip, pos, next, &kprobe_insn_pages, hlist) {