diff --git a/libsysutils/src/SocketListener.cpp b/libsysutils/src/SocketListener.cpp
index 7af221f7..1bc06db2 100644
--- a/libsysutils/src/SocketListener.cpp
+++ b/libsysutils/src/SocketListener.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ void SocketListener::runListener() {
                         pthread_mutex_unlock(&mClientsLock);
                     }
                     FD_CLR(fd, &read_fds);
+                    pthread_mutex_lock(&mClientsLock);
                     continue;
                 }
             }