diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_collect.c b/sys/kern/kern_collect.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_collect.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_collect.c
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@
 			bcopy(kcollect_slots[i], ptr, len);
 		}
 	}
-	lockmgr(&kcollect_lock, LK_RELEASE);
-
 	error = SYSCTL_OUT(req, &scale, sizeof(scale));
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = SYSCTL_OUT(req, &id, sizeof(id));