1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/surface/call.c b/src/core/surface/call.c
index cc7094a0ce..b31f4f1931 100644
--- a/src/core/surface/call.c
+++ b/src/core/surface/call.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,10 @@ grpc_call_error grpc_call_server_accept_old(grpc_call *call,
   ls = get_legacy_state(call);
 
   err = bind_cq(call, cq);
-  if (err != GRPC_CALL_OK) return err;
+  if (err != GRPC_CALL_OK) {
+    unlock(call);
+    return err;
+  }
 
   ls->finished_tag = finished_tag;