diff --git a/funcs/func_odbc.c b/funcs/func_odbc.c
index ed8987ea48..0f6b65e7d3 100644
--- a/funcs/func_odbc.c
+++ b/funcs/func_odbc.c
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ static int acf_odbc_read(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *s, cha
 		if (!(resultset = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*resultset)))) {
 			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "ODBCROWS", rowcount);
 			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "ODBCSTATUS", status);
+			AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&queries);
 			ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -807,6 +808,7 @@ static int acf_odbc_read(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *s, cha
 			if (!(resultset = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*resultset)))) {
 				pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "ODBCROWS", rowcount);
 				pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "ODBCSTATUS", status);
+				AST_RWLIST_UNLOCK(&queries);
 				ast_autoservice_stop(chan);
 				return -1;
 			}