diff --git a/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c b/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c
index af83330d07..6b725515f4 100644
--- a/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c
+++ b/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,8 @@ static switch_status_t vlc_file_read(switch_file_handle_t *handle, void *data, s
 		switch_thread_cond_wait(context->cond, context->cond_mutex);
 		status = libvlc_media_get_state(context->m);
 	}
-	switch_mutex_lock(context->cond_mutex);
+
+	switch_mutex_unlock(context->cond_mutex);
 
 	if (context->err == 1) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "VLC error\n");