diff --git a/sys/dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_osm_bsd.c b/sys/dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_osm_bsd.c
index 3dfbaccbc70..8a675a3294e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_osm_bsd.c
+++ b/sys/dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_osm_bsd.c
@@ -1358,19 +1358,16 @@ static int	hpt_rescan_bus(void)
 	ldm_for_each_vbus(vbus, vbus_ext) {
 		if ((ccb = xpt_alloc_ccb()) == NULL)
 		{
-			mtx_unlock(&Giant);
 			return(ENOMEM);
 		}
 		if (xpt_create_path(&ccb->ccb_h.path, NULL, cam_sim_path(vbus_ext->sim),
 			CAM_TARGET_WILDCARD, CAM_LUN_WILDCARD) != CAM_REQ_CMP)	
 		{
 			xpt_free_ccb(ccb);
-			mtx_unlock(&Giant);
 			return(EIO);
 		}
 		xpt_rescan(ccb);
 	}
-	mtx_unlock(&Giant);
 	return(0);
 }