diff --git a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
index f7be2a868f..91f3cd38c2 100644
--- a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
@@ -3341,11 +3341,9 @@ function kill_traffic_collector() {
 
 function update_filter_reload_status($text) {
 	global $g;
-	config_lock();
 	$fd = fopen("{$g['varrun_path']}/filter_reload_status", "w");
 	fwrite($fd, $text);
 	fclose($fd);
-	config_unlock();
 }
 
 function get_interface_gateway($interface) {
@@ -3958,4 +3956,4 @@ function read_body($ch, $string) {
 	return $length;
 }
 
-?>
+?>
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