diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 4fc3c2716b1..ded692e127b 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(exit_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(fchdir, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(fchmod, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
-    S(fchown, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(fchown, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(fcntl, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(fork, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(fstat, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                       \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp
index 797804da876..97ba35a21e0 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chown.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$fchown(int fd, UserID uid, GroupID gid)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::chown));
     auto description = TRY(open_file_description(fd));
     TRY(description->chown(uid, gid));