diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index 7854c24634..3fb3a9a70f 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -3223,7 +3223,6 @@ static int do_dtls(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session, switch_dtls_t *dtls)
 	int pending;
 
 	if (!dtls->bytes && !ready) {
-		switch_mutex_unlock(rtp_session->ice_mutex);
 		return 0;
 	}