diff --git a/src/hostapi/pulseaudio/pa_linux_pulseaudio.c b/src/hostapi/pulseaudio/pa_linux_pulseaudio.c
index 27dcdf89e..e784b65ee 100644
--- a/src/hostapi/pulseaudio/pa_linux_pulseaudio.c
+++ b/src/hostapi/pulseaudio/pa_linux_pulseaudio.c
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ PaError PaPulseAudio_Initialize( PaUtilHostApiRepresentation ** hostApi,
         pulseaudioHostApi = NULL;
     }
 
-    PaPulseAudio_UnLock( pulseaudioHostApi->mainloop );
     return result;
 }