diff --git a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
index d98d09cd5..eba5e013f 100644
--- a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
+++ b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
@@ -2227,10 +2227,8 @@ __file_cache_finish_sync(void *ctx, int bserrno)
 	pthread_spin_unlock(&file->lock);
 
 	sync_args->fn.file_op(sync_args->arg, bserrno);
-	pthread_spin_lock(&file->lock);
-	free_fs_request(sync_req);
-	pthread_spin_unlock(&file->lock);
 
+	free_fs_request(sync_req);
 	__check_sync_reqs(file);
 }