diff --git a/apps/app_mixmonitor.c b/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
index cf7b935185..4b3da07c02 100644
--- a/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
+++ b/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
@@ -743,14 +743,15 @@ static void *mixmonitor_thread(void *obj)
 									"File: %s\r\n",
 									ast_channel_name(mixmonitor->autochan->chan),
 									mixmonitor->filename);
+
+	ast_audiohook_unlock(&mixmonitor->audiohook);
+
 	ast_channel_lock(mixmonitor->autochan->chan);
 	if (ast_test_flag(mixmonitor, MUXFLAG_BEEP_STOP)) {
 		ast_stream_and_wait(mixmonitor->autochan->chan, "beep", "");
 	}
 	ast_channel_unlock(mixmonitor->autochan->chan);
 
-	ast_audiohook_unlock(&mixmonitor->audiohook);
-
 	ast_autochan_destroy(mixmonitor->autochan);
 
 	/* Datastore cleanup.  close the filestream and wait for ds destruction */