diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 169f26b0a7c1..b69c557c61bd 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ static void put_pi_state(struct futex_pi_state *pi_state)
 			list_del_init(&pi_state->list);
 			raw_spin_unlock(&owner->pi_lock);
 		}
-		rt_mutex_proxy_unlock(&pi_state->pi_mutex, owner);
+		rt_mutex_proxy_unlock(&pi_state->pi_mutex);
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pi_state->pi_mutex.wait_lock, flags);
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index cfdd5b93264d..2f8cd616d3b2 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -1716,8 +1716,7 @@ void rt_mutex_init_proxy_locked(struct rt_mutex *lock,
  * possible because it belongs to the pi_state which is about to be freed
  * and it is not longer visible to other tasks.
  */
-void rt_mutex_proxy_unlock(struct rt_mutex *lock,
-			   struct task_struct *proxy_owner)
+void rt_mutex_proxy_unlock(struct rt_mutex *lock)
 {
 	debug_rt_mutex_proxy_unlock(lock);
 	rt_mutex_set_owner(lock, NULL);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h b/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h
index d1d62f942be2..ca6fb489007b 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex_common.h
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ enum rtmutex_chainwalk {
 extern struct task_struct *rt_mutex_next_owner(struct rt_mutex *lock);
 extern void rt_mutex_init_proxy_locked(struct rt_mutex *lock,
 				       struct task_struct *proxy_owner);
-extern void rt_mutex_proxy_unlock(struct rt_mutex *lock,
-				  struct task_struct *proxy_owner);
+extern void rt_mutex_proxy_unlock(struct rt_mutex *lock);
 extern void rt_mutex_init_waiter(struct rt_mutex_waiter *waiter);
 extern int __rt_mutex_start_proxy_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock,
 				     struct rt_mutex_waiter *waiter,