diff --git a/src/plugins/janus_videoroom.c b/src/plugins/janus_videoroom.c
index e82a0d65ba..4da87f28a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/janus_videoroom.c
+++ b/src/plugins/janus_videoroom.c
@@ -13299,6 +13299,7 @@ static void janus_videoroom_rtp_forwarder_rtcp_receive(janus_rtp_forwarder *rf,
 				janus_mutex_lock(&p->rtp_forwarders_mutex);
 				if(g_hash_table_size(p->rtp_forwarders) == 0) {
 					janus_mutex_unlock(&p->rtp_forwarders_mutex);
+					janus_mutex_unlock(&p->streams_mutex);
 					return;
 				}
 				gboolean found = FALSE;