diff --git a/channels/chan_agent.c b/channels/chan_agent.c
index 92aa796817..41b2d0a791 100644
--- a/channels/chan_agent.c
+++ b/channels/chan_agent.c
@@ -784,23 +784,19 @@ static int agent_indicate(struct ast_channel *ast, int condition, const void *da
 {
 	struct agent_pvt *p = ast->tech_pvt;
 	int res = -1;
+
 	ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
 	if (p->chan && !ast_check_hangup(p->chan)) {
-		while (ast_channel_trylock(p->chan)) {
-			int res;
-			if ((res = ast_channel_unlock(ast))) {
-				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "chan_agent bug! Channel was not locked upon entry to agent_indicate: %s\n", res > 0 ? strerror(res) : "Bad ao2obj data");
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
-				return -1;
-			}
-			usleep(1);
-			ast_channel_lock(ast);
-		}
+		ast_channel_unlock(ast);
+		ast_channel_lock(p->chan);
   		res = p->chan->tech->indicate ? p->chan->tech->indicate(p->chan, condition, data, datalen) : -1;
 		ast_channel_unlock(p->chan);
-	} else
+		ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
+		ast_channel_lock(ast);
+	} else {
+		ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
 		res = 0;
-	ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
+	}
 	return res;
 }