diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
index 45bdb47f84c1..9157e728a362 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
@@ -522,8 +522,7 @@ static int zcrypt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (filp->f_inode->i_cdev == &zcrypt_cdev) {
 		struct zcdn_device *zcdndev;
 
-		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&ap_perms_mutex))
-			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+		mutex_lock(&ap_perms_mutex);
 		zcdndev = find_zcdndev_by_devt(filp->f_inode->i_rdev);
 		mutex_unlock(&ap_perms_mutex);
 		if (zcdndev) {