diff --git a/sys/vfs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c b/sys/vfs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c
index 1111111..2222222 100644
--- a/sys/vfs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@
 		error = lf_advlock(ap, &np->n_lockf, size);
 		if (error)
 			break;
-		lkop = SMB_LOCK_EXCL;
 		error = smbfs_smb_lock(np, lkop, id, start, end, &scred);
 		if (error) {
 			ap->a_op = F_UNLCK;