diff --git a/src/rx/UKERNEL/rx_knet.c b/src/rx/UKERNEL/rx_knet.c
index 2f7c6c5450..66f6f01695 100644
--- a/src/rx/UKERNEL/rx_knet.c
+++ b/src/rx/UKERNEL/rx_knet.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ rx_ServerProc(void *unused)
      * number of threads handling incoming calls */
     threadID = rxi_availProcs++;
 
-    AFS_GUNLOCK();
     while (1) {
 	sock = OSI_NULLSOCKET;
 	rxi_ServerProc(threadID, newcall, &sock);
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ rx_ServerProc(void *unused)
 	/* assert(threadID != -1); */
 	/* assert(newcall != NULL); */
     }
-    AFS_GLOCK();
     return NULL;
 }