diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy.c b/security/apparmor/policy.c
index 499c0209b6a4..fbdfcef91c61 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy.c
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ ssize_t aa_remove_profiles(struct aa_ns *policy_ns, struct aa_label *subj,
 
 	if (!name) {
 		/* remove namespace - can only happen if fqname[0] == ':' */
-		mutex_lock_nested(&ns->parent->lock, ns->level);
+		mutex_lock_nested(&ns->parent->lock, ns->parent->level);
 		__aa_bump_ns_revision(ns);
 		__aa_remove_ns(ns);
 		mutex_unlock(&ns->parent->lock);