diff --git a/sys/dev/mly/mly.c b/sys/dev/mly/mly.c
index 33a3997663b..359692840f5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mly/mly.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mly/mly.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,6 @@ mly_fetch_event(struct mly_softc *sc)
 {
     struct mly_command		*mc;
     struct mly_command_ioctl	*mci;
-    int				s;
     u_int32_t			event;
 
     debug_called(1);
@@ -1237,14 +1236,11 @@ mly_fetch_event(struct mly_softc *sc)
      * Get an event number to fetch.  It's possible that we've raced with another
      * context for the last event, in which case there will be no more events.
      */
-    s = splcam();
     if (sc->mly_event_counter == sc->mly_event_waiting) {
 	mly_release_command(mc);
-	splx(s);
 	return;
     }
     event = sc->mly_event_counter++;
-    splx(s);
 
     /* 
      * Build the ioctl.