diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 9e271e2d8dd..3ae12239f89 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(execve, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(exit, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
     S(exit_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
-    S(fchdir, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
+    S(fchdir, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                      \
     S(fchmod, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(fchown, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
     S(fcntl, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
index cfe91fda5f7..9aac499f2dd 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/chdir.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$chdir(Userspace<const char*> user_path, size_t pat
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$fchdir(int fd)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     TRY(require_promise(Pledge::stdio));
     auto description = TRY(open_file_description(fd));
     if (!description->is_directory())