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diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index 46ede2fe..bde14587 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@ static void dummy(__a_unused int s)
 {
 }
 
-static void mmd_dup(struct misc_meta_data *new_mmd)
-{
-	mutex_lock(mmd_mutex);
-	*new_mmd = *mmd;
-	mutex_unlock(mmd_mutex);
-}
-
 /*
  * Compute human readable vss status text.
  *
@@ -533,7 +526,13 @@ static int com_stat(struct command_context *cc)
 	if (i != cc->argc)
 		return -E_COMMAND_SYNTAX;
 	for (;;) {
-		mmd_dup(nmmd);
+		/*
+		 * Copy the mmd structure to minimize the time we hold the mmd
+		 * lock.
+		 */
+		mutex_lock(mmd_mutex);
+		*nmmd = *mmd;
+		mutex_unlock(mmd_mutex);
 		ret = get_status(nmmd, parser_friendly, &s);
 		ret = send_sb(&cc->scc, s, ret, SBD_OUTPUT, false);
 		if (ret < 0)