diff --git a/main/loader.c b/main/loader.c
index 5f74f042d7..bf3f9ae0a8 100644
--- a/main/loader.c
+++ b/main/loader.c
@@ -535,8 +535,10 @@ int ast_module_reload(const char *name)
 	}
 	ast_lastreloadtime = time(NULL);
 
-	if (name && res)
+	if (name && res) {
+		ast_mutex_unlock(&reloadlock);
 		return res;
+	}
 
 	AST_LIST_LOCK(&module_list);
 	AST_LIST_TRAVERSE(&module_list, cur, entry) {