diff --git a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
index 7c0ee3b9f10..034e18122da 100644
--- a/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/API/Syscall.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ enum class NeedsBigProcessLock {
     S(exit_thread, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(mknod, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                      \
     S(writev, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                     \
-    S(beep, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                       \
+    S(beep, NeedsBigProcessLock::No)                        \
     S(getsockname, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(getpeername, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                \
     S(socketpair, NeedsBigProcessLock::Yes)                 \
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/beep.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/beep.cpp
index 0f0a21a6401..0fc0ea7cb76 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/beep.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/beep.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$beep()
 {
-    VERIFY_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK_ACQUIRED(this);
+    VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
     PCSpeaker::tone_on(440);
     auto result = Thread::current()->sleep(Time::from_nanoseconds(200'000'000));
     PCSpeaker::tone_off();