diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 69c18e417..dfe5673c3 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 16 May 2012: Wouter
 	- Updated doc/FEATURES with RFCs that are implemented but not listed.
+	- Protect if statements in val_anchor for compilate without locks.
 
 15 May 2012: Wouter
 	- fix configure ECDSA support in ldns detection for windows compile.
diff --git a/validator/val_anchor.c b/validator/val_anchor.c
index d02b42379..200bf5d97 100644
--- a/validator/val_anchor.c
+++ b/validator/val_anchor.c
@@ -237,14 +237,16 @@ anchor_new_ta(struct val_anchors* anchors, uint8_t* name, int namelabs,
 	ta->namelen = namelen;
 	ta->dclass = dclass;
 	lock_basic_init(&ta->lock);
-	if(lockit)
+	if(lockit) {
 		lock_basic_lock(&anchors->lock);
+	}
 #ifdef UNBOUND_DEBUG
 	r =
 #endif
 	rbtree_insert(anchors->tree, &ta->node);
-	if(lockit)
+	if(lockit) {
 		lock_basic_unlock(&anchors->lock);
+	}
 	log_assert(r != NULL);
 	return ta;
 }