diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c b/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
index 788995e..6560da1 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/miscdev.c
@@ -257,12 +257,14 @@
 	mutex_lock(&daemon->mux);
 	if (daemon->flags & ECRYPTFS_DAEMON_ZOMBIE) {
 		rc = 0;
+		mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux);
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Attempt to read from zombified "
 		       "daemon\n", __func__);
 		goto out_unlock_daemon;
 	}
 	if (daemon->flags & ECRYPTFS_DAEMON_IN_READ) {
 		rc = 0;
+		mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux);
 		goto out_unlock_daemon;
 	}
 	/* This daemon will not go away so long as this flag is set */