diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 93108af5..d7b4592e 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2009-06-16  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
 
+	* gpgme.c (gpgme_result_unref): Hot fix to release a lock.
+
 	* gpgme.c (result_ref_lock): New global variable.
 	(gpgme_result_ref, gpgme_result_unref): use it.
 
diff --git a/src/gpgme.c b/src/gpgme.c
index 73788e7e..3283b342 100644
--- a/src/gpgme.c
+++ b/src/gpgme.c
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ gpgme_result_unref (void *result)
       UNLOCK (result_ref_lock);
       return;
     }
+  UNLOCK (result_ref_lock);
 
   if (data->cleanup)
     (*data->cleanup) (data->hook);