diff --git a/apps/app_chanspy.c b/apps/app_chanspy.c
index 80af5b234b..aba4c3a52a 100644
--- a/apps/app_chanspy.c
+++ b/apps/app_chanspy.c
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ static int common_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const struct ast_flags *flags,
 
 	ast_channel_setoption(chan, AST_OPTION_TXGAIN, &zero_volume, sizeof(zero_volume), 0);
 
+	ast_mutex_lock(&chanspy_ds.lock);
+	ast_mutex_unlock(&chanspy_ds.lock);
 	ast_mutex_destroy(&chanspy_ds.lock);
 
 	return res;