diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c b/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c
index 20e3d577ae5d..32b41eb07f00 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c
@@ -425,10 +425,7 @@ static int tower_release (struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->lock)) {
-	        retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
-		goto exit;
-	}
+	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
 
 	if (dev->open_count != 1) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->udev->dev, "%s: device not opened exactly once\n",