diff --git a/channels/chan_local.c b/channels/chan_local.c
index 980afabdca0828080913cb0e8747d5f6f781b648..5eba90f4b7bbb8af6c90bb3b9a6c55a9bbefce48 100644
--- a/channels/chan_local.c
+++ b/channels/chan_local.c
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ static int local_indicate(struct ast_channel *ast, int condition, const void *da
 			}
 			f.subclass = condition;
 			f.data.ptr = frame_data;
-			ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
 			if (!(res = local_queue_frame(p, isoutbound, &f, ast, 1))) {
 				ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
 			}