diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/content_manager.h b/src/xenia/kernel/content_manager.h
index 550a1c188..a9342faed 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/content_manager.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/content_manager.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class ContentManager {
   KernelState* kernel_state_;
   std::wstring root_path_;
 
+  // TODO(benvanik): remove use of global lock, it's bad here!
   xe::global_critical_region global_critical_region_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, ContentPackage*> open_packages_;
 };
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
index bc6abe507..befec45dd 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ bool KernelState::IsKernelModule(const char* name) {
     // Executing module isn't a kernel module.
     return false;
   }
-  auto global_lock = global_critical_region_.Acquire();
+  // NOTE: no global lock required as the kernel module list is static.
   for (auto kernel_module : kernel_modules_) {
     if (kernel_module->Matches(name)) {
       return true;