diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 3a210a4674..49ce775ee6 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_get_variables(switch_channel_t *c
 	switch_status_t status;
 	switch_mutex_lock(channel->profile_mutex);
 	status = switch_event_dup(event, channel->variables);
-	switch_mutex_lock(channel->profile_mutex);
+	switch_mutex_unlock(channel->profile_mutex);
 	return status;
 }