diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.c b/disk-utils/fsck.c
index 05cfbc439..84d2dcc3d 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fsck.c
+++ b/disk-utils/fsck.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ static void unlock_disk(struct fsck_instance *inst)
 		printf(_("Unlocking %s.\n"), inst->lockpath);
 
 	close(inst->lock);			/* unlock */
-	unlink(inst->lockpath);
 
 	free(inst->lockpath);