diff --git a/libraries/libldap/abandon.c b/libraries/libldap/abandon.c
index 7cda97849a..55000407bc 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/abandon.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/abandon.c
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ start_again:;
 
 	if ( lr != NULL ) {
 		if ( sendabandon || lr->lr_status == LDAP_REQST_WRITING ) {
+			LDAP_MUTEX_LOCK( &ld->ld_conn_mutex );
 			ldap_free_connection( ld, lr->lr_conn, 0, 1 );
+			LDAP_MUTEX_UNLOCK( &ld->ld_conn_mutex );
 		}
 
 		if ( origid == msgid ) {
@@ -445,4 +447,3 @@ ldap_int_bisect_delete( ber_int_t **vp, ber_len_t *np, int id, int idx )
 
 	return 0;
 }
-