diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 6002132093cd0f921889088c4709999095686aa5..772687a5faee4d36535043603840a5bf9cb82ade 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1109,15 +1109,10 @@ static int ravb_phy_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 static int ravb_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev,
 				   struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
 {
-	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	if (!ndev->phydev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 	phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(ndev->phydev, cmd);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }