diff --git a/kernel/aster-nix/src/fs/utils/channel.rs b/kernel/aster-nix/src/fs/utils/channel.rs
index f3c2e9928..a35dc23cb 100644
--- a/kernel/aster-nix/src/fs/utils/channel.rs
+++ b/kernel/aster-nix/src/fs/utils/channel.rs
@@ -114,21 +114,24 @@ impl<T> Producer<T> {
     }
 
     fn update_pollee(&self) {
+        // In theory, `rb.is_full()`/`rb.is_empty()`, where the `rb` is taken from either
+        // `this_end` or `peer_end`, should reflect the same state. However, we need to take the
+        // correct lock when updating the events to avoid races between the state check and the
+        // event update.
+
         let this_end = self.this_end();
-        let peer_end = self.peer_end();
-
-        // Update the event of pollee in a critical region so that pollee
-        // always reflects the _true_ state of the underlying ring buffer
-        // regardless of any race conditions.
-        let _guard = self.0.common.lock_event();
-
         let rb = this_end.rb();
         if rb.is_full() {
             this_end.pollee.del_events(IoEvents::OUT);
         }
+        drop(rb);
+
+        let peer_end = self.peer_end();
+        let rb = peer_end.rb();
         if !rb.is_empty() {
             peer_end.pollee.add_events(IoEvents::IN);
         }
+        drop(rb);
     }
 
     impl_common_methods_for_channel!();
@@ -235,8 +238,6 @@ impl<T> Drop for Producer<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.shutdown();
 
-        let _guard = self.0.common.lock_event();
-
         // When reading from a channel such as a pipe or a stream socket,
         // POLLHUP merely indicates that the peer closed its end of the channel.
         self.peer_end().pollee.add_events(IoEvents::HUP);
@@ -253,21 +254,24 @@ impl<T> Consumer<T> {
     }
 
     fn update_pollee(&self) {
+        // In theory, `rb.is_full()`/`rb.is_empty()`, where the `rb` is taken from either
+        // `this_end` or `peer_end`, should reflect the same state. However, we need to take the
+        // correct lock when updating the events to avoid races between the state check and the
+        // event update.
+
         let this_end = self.this_end();
-        let peer_end = self.peer_end();
-
-        // Update the event of pollee in a critical region so that pollee
-        // always reflects the _true_ state of the underlying ring buffer
-        // regardless of any race conditions.
-        let _guard = self.0.common.lock_event();
-
         let rb = this_end.rb();
         if rb.is_empty() {
             this_end.pollee.del_events(IoEvents::IN);
         }
+        drop(rb);
+
+        let peer_end = self.peer_end();
+        let rb = peer_end.rb();
         if !rb.is_full() {
             peer_end.pollee.add_events(IoEvents::OUT);
         }
+        drop(rb);
     }
 
     impl_common_methods_for_channel!();
@@ -375,8 +379,6 @@ impl<T> Drop for Consumer<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.shutdown();
 
-        let _guard = self.0.common.lock_event();
-
         // POLLERR is also set for a file descriptor referring to the write end of a pipe
         // when the read end has been closed.
         self.peer_end().pollee.add_events(IoEvents::ERR);
@@ -432,7 +434,6 @@ impl<T, R: TRights> EndPoint<T, R> {
 struct Common<T> {
     producer: EndPointInner<HeapRbProducer<T>>,
     consumer: EndPointInner<HeapRbConsumer<T>>,
-    event_lock: Mutex<()>,
 }
 
 impl<T> Common<T> {
@@ -448,17 +449,8 @@ impl<T> Common<T> {
 
         let producer = EndPointInner::new(rb_producer, IoEvents::OUT, flags);
         let consumer = EndPointInner::new(rb_consumer, IoEvents::empty(), flags);
-        let event_lock = Mutex::new(());
 
-        Ok(Self {
-            producer,
-            consumer,
-            event_lock,
-        })
-    }
-
-    pub fn lock_event(&self) -> MutexGuard<()> {
-        self.event_lock.lock()
+        Ok(Self { producer, consumer })
     }
 
     pub fn capacity(&self) -> usize {