diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index a15c46648ec..2408bea4f5a 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
 #define ENUMERATE_SYSCALLS(S)                               \
     S(accept4, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
     S(access, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
-    S(adjtime, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                    \
+    S(adjtime, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                     \
     S(alarm, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(allocate_tls, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)               \
     S(anon_create, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                 \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/clock.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/clock.cpp
index 74af99263fa..f3119c137e0 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/clock.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/clock.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$clock_nanosleep(Userspace<Syscall::SC_clock_nanosl
 
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$adjtime(Userspace<timeval const*> user_delta, Userspace<timeval*> user_old_delta)
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     if (user_old_delta) {
         timespec old_delta_ts = TimeManagement::the().remaining_epoch_time_adjustment();
         timeval old_delta;