diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palresource.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palresource.cpp
index 15bab952b6..6c5e85fa83 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palresource.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palresource.cpp
@@ -168,15 +168,12 @@ GpuMemoryReference::~GpuMemoryReference() {
     device_.vgpus()[0]->releaseMemory(this, &events_[0]);
   }
 
-  {
-    amd::ScopedLock lk(device_.lockPAL());
-    if (cpuAddress_ != nullptr) {
-      iMem()->Unmap();
-    }
-    if (0 != iMem()) {
-      iMem()->Destroy();
-      gpuMem_ = nullptr;
-    }
+  if (cpuAddress_ != nullptr) {
+    iMem()->Unmap();
+  }
+  if (0 != iMem()) {
+    iMem()->Destroy();
+    gpuMem_ = nullptr;
   }
   device_.removeResource(this);
 }
@@ -415,8 +412,6 @@ bool Resource::create(MemoryType memType, CreateParams* params) {
   // This is a thread safe operation
   const_cast<Device&>(dev()).initializeHeapResources();
 
-  amd::ScopedLock lk(dev().lockPAL());
-
   if (memType == Shader) {
     if (dev().settings().svmFineGrainSystem_) {
       desc_.isAllocExecute_ = true;
diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
index 0f4097a5b8..33a65eaf5a 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
@@ -1478,12 +1478,14 @@ void VirtualGPU::submitMapMemory(amd::MapMemoryCommand& vcmd) {
 }
 
 void VirtualGPU::submitUnmapMemory(amd::UnmapMemoryCommand& vcmd) {
+  bool unmapMip = false;
+  amd::Image* amdImage;
+{
   // Make sure VirtualGPU has an exclusive access to the resources
   amd::ScopedLock lock(execution());
 
   pal::Memory* memory = dev().getGpuMemory(&vcmd.memory());
   amd::Memory* owner = memory->owner();
-  bool unmapMip = false;
   const device::Memory::WriteMapInfo* writeMapInfo = memory->writeMapInfo(vcmd.mapPtr());
   if (nullptr == writeMapInfo) {
     LogError("Unmap without map call");
@@ -1492,7 +1494,7 @@ void VirtualGPU::submitUnmapMemory(amd::UnmapMemoryCommand& vcmd) {
   profilingBegin(vcmd, true);
 
   // Check if image is a mipmap and assign a saved view
-  amd::Image* amdImage = owner->asImage();
+  amdImage = owner->asImage();
   if ((amdImage != nullptr) && (amdImage->getMipLevels() > 1) &&
       (writeMapInfo->baseMip_ != nullptr)) {
     // Assign mip level view
@@ -1571,11 +1573,14 @@ void VirtualGPU::submitUnmapMemory(amd::UnmapMemoryCommand& vcmd) {
   // Clear unmap flags
   memory->clearUnmapInfo(vcmd.mapPtr());
 
+  profilingEnd(vcmd);
+}
   // Release a view for a mipmap map
   if (unmapMip) {
+    // Memory release should be outside of the execution lock,
+    // because mapMemory_ isn't marked for a specifc GPU
     amdImage->release();
   }
-  profilingEnd(vcmd);
 }
 
 bool VirtualGPU::fillMemory(cl_command_type type, amd::Memory* amdMemory, const void* pattern,