diff --git a/apps/app_chanspy.c b/apps/app_chanspy.c
index 32d5e7c0be..ab056e0aa0 100644
--- a/apps/app_chanspy.c
+++ b/apps/app_chanspy.c
@@ -275,8 +275,10 @@ static int channel_spy(struct ast_channel *chan, struct chanspy_ds *spyee_chansp
 
 	/* We now hold the channel lock on spyee */
 
-	if (ast_check_hangup(chan) || ast_check_hangup(spyee))
+	if (ast_check_hangup(chan) || ast_check_hangup(spyee)) {
+		ast_channel_unlock(spyee);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	name = ast_strdupa(spyee->name);
 	ast_verb(2, "Spying on channel %s\n", name);