diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_port.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_port.c
index 2d11d243a67..d3cfd06fe8b 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_port.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_port.c
@@ -812,8 +812,7 @@ static void rpmsg_port_dump(FAR struct rpmsg_s *rpmsg)
   FAR struct metal_list *node;
   bool needunlock = false;
 
-  if (!up_interrupt_context() && !sched_idletask() &&
-      !nxmutex_is_hold(&rdev->lock))
+  if (!up_interrupt_context() && !sched_idletask())
     {
       metal_mutex_acquire(&rdev->lock);
       needunlock = true;
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio_lite.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio_lite.c
index 38eb9d7641f..469a5d27f04 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio_lite.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio_lite.c
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ static void rpmsg_virtio_lite_dump(FAR struct rpmsg_s *rpmsg)
       return;
     }
 
-  if (up_interrupt_context() || sched_idletask() ||
-      nxmutex_is_hold(&rdev->lock))
+  if (up_interrupt_context() || sched_idletask())
     {
       needlock = false;
     }
diff --git a/drivers/rptun/rptun.c b/drivers/rptun/rptun.c
index 4f704ff1ceb..f372b199ddb 100644
--- a/drivers/rptun/rptun.c
+++ b/drivers/rptun/rptun.c
@@ -711,8 +711,7 @@ static void rptun_dump(FAR struct rpmsg_s *rpmsg)
       return;
     }
 
-  if (up_interrupt_context() || sched_idletask() ||
-      nxmutex_is_hold(&rdev->lock))
+  if (up_interrupt_context() || sched_idletask())
     {
       needlock = false;
     }