diff --git a/channels/chan_agent.c b/channels/chan_agent.c
index decf022c45f6a4dca9237da9d47543dac94c2733..8d22eadf9702900c95eb184d38649f0917191c63 100644
--- a/channels/chan_agent.c
+++ b/channels/chan_agent.c
@@ -1520,9 +1520,7 @@ static int agent_logoff(const char *agent, int soft)
 					ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
 
 					while (p->owner && ast_channel_trylock(p->owner)) {
-						ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
-						usleep(1);
-						ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
+						DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&p->lock);
 					}
 					if (p->owner) {
 						ast_softhangup(p->owner, AST_SOFTHANGUP_EXPLICIT);
@@ -1530,9 +1528,7 @@ static int agent_logoff(const char *agent, int soft)
 					}
 
 					while (p->chan && ast_channel_trylock(p->chan)) {
-						ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
-						usleep(1);
-						ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
+						DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&p->lock);
 					}
 					if (p->chan) {
 						ast_softhangup(p->chan, AST_SOFTHANGUP_EXPLICIT);
diff --git a/channels/chan_alsa.c b/channels/chan_alsa.c
index b4e194b13415ad38ba6e96653148ed5bf73c7f3f..5c2a3957a16696bcb692da0af994621dd6d0db58 100644
--- a/channels/chan_alsa.c
+++ b/channels/chan_alsa.c
@@ -297,9 +297,7 @@ static int alsa_text(struct ast_channel *c, const char *text)
 static void grab_owner(void)
 {
 	while (alsa.owner && ast_channel_trylock(alsa.owner)) {
-		ast_mutex_unlock(&alsalock);
-		usleep(1);
-		ast_mutex_lock(&alsalock);
+		DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&alsalock);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/channels/chan_iax2.c b/channels/chan_iax2.c
index 7ce45d3c47c4da6904bb9936173b2208509ea6b4..174a05a28f308bd5cb3f7614f4c37b6434dc17b3 100644
--- a/channels/chan_iax2.c
+++ b/channels/chan_iax2.c
@@ -1746,9 +1746,7 @@ static int iax2_queue_frame(int callno, struct ast_frame *f)
 		if (iaxs[callno] && iaxs[callno]->owner) {
 			if (ast_channel_trylock(iaxs[callno]->owner)) {
 				/* Avoid deadlock by pausing and trying again */
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[callno]);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[callno]);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&iaxsl[callno]);
 			} else {
 				ast_queue_frame(iaxs[callno]->owner, f);
 				ast_channel_unlock(iaxs[callno]->owner);
@@ -1779,9 +1777,7 @@ static int iax2_queue_hangup(int callno)
 		if (iaxs[callno] && iaxs[callno]->owner) {
 			if (ast_channel_trylock(iaxs[callno]->owner)) {
 				/* Avoid deadlock by pausing and trying again */
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[callno]);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[callno]);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&iaxsl[callno]);
 			} else {
 				ast_queue_hangup(iaxs[callno]->owner);
 				ast_channel_unlock(iaxs[callno]->owner);
@@ -1813,9 +1809,7 @@ static int iax2_queue_control_data(int callno,
 		if (iaxs[callno] && iaxs[callno]->owner) {
 			if (ast_channel_trylock(iaxs[callno]->owner)) {
 				/* Avoid deadlock by pausing and trying again */
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[callno]);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[callno]);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&iaxsl[callno]);
 			} else {
 				ast_queue_control_data(iaxs[callno]->owner, control, data, datalen);
 				ast_channel_unlock(iaxs[callno]->owner);
@@ -3773,9 +3767,7 @@ static void lock_both(unsigned short callno0, unsigned short callno1)
 {
 	ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[callno0]);
 	while (ast_mutex_trylock(&iaxsl[callno1])) {
-		ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[callno0]);
-		usleep(10);
-		ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[callno0]);
+		DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&iaxsl[callno0]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3969,9 +3961,7 @@ static int iax2_indicate(struct ast_channel *c, int condition, const void *data,
 		/* We don't know the remote side's call number, yet.  :( */
 		int count = 10;
 		while (count-- && pvt && !pvt->peercallno) {
-			ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[callno]);
-			usleep(1);
-			ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[callno]);
+			DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&iaxsl[callno]);
 			pvt = iaxs[callno];
 		}
 		if (!pvt->peercallno) {
@@ -8284,9 +8274,7 @@ static int socket_process(struct iax2_thread *thread)
 						int orignative;
 retryowner:
 						if (ast_channel_trylock(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner)) {
-							ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[fr->callno]);
-							usleep(1);
-							ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[fr->callno]);
+							DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&iaxsl[fr->callno]);
 							if (iaxs[fr->callno] && iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) goto retryowner;
 						}
 						if (iaxs[fr->callno]) {
@@ -8728,9 +8716,7 @@ retryowner:
 						ast_verb(3, "Format for call is %s\n", ast_getformatname(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner->nativeformats));
 retryowner2:
 						if (ast_channel_trylock(iaxs[fr->callno]->owner)) {
-							ast_mutex_unlock(&iaxsl[fr->callno]);
-							usleep(1);
-							ast_mutex_lock(&iaxsl[fr->callno]);
+							DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&iaxsl[fr->callno]);
 							if (iaxs[fr->callno] && iaxs[fr->callno]->owner) goto retryowner2;
 						}
 						
diff --git a/channels/chan_mgcp.c b/channels/chan_mgcp.c
index 021999abdf44e37738e15162c05946b24341d690..4dc9f671ac4e09bb163292aabc3998a7f2f85ec4 100644
--- a/channels/chan_mgcp.c
+++ b/channels/chan_mgcp.c
@@ -596,9 +596,7 @@ static void mgcp_queue_frame(struct mgcp_subchannel *sub, struct ast_frame *f)
 				ast_channel_unlock(sub->owner);
 				break;
 			} else {
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&sub->lock);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&sub->lock);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&sub->lock);
 			}
 		} else
 			break;
@@ -614,9 +612,7 @@ static void mgcp_queue_hangup(struct mgcp_subchannel *sub)
 				ast_channel_unlock(sub->owner);
 				break;
 			} else {
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&sub->lock);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&sub->lock);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&sub->lock);
 			}
 		} else
 			break;
diff --git a/channels/chan_zap.c b/channels/chan_zap.c
index b9860f33a13d5b8f9a5cf7801d9fcd6b3718e4ff..6646ee2e1fbfdf395cb3227869906da3aa00220d 100644
--- a/channels/chan_zap.c
+++ b/channels/chan_zap.c
@@ -882,10 +882,7 @@ static inline int pri_grab(struct zt_pvt *pvt, struct zt_pri *pri)
 	do {
 		res = ast_mutex_trylock(&pri->lock);
 		if (res) {
-			ast_mutex_unlock(&pvt->lock);
-			/* Release the lock and try again */
-			usleep(1);
-			ast_mutex_lock(&pvt->lock);
+			DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&pvt->lock);
 		}
 	} while (res);
 	/* Then break the poll */
@@ -976,9 +973,7 @@ static void wakeup_sub(struct zt_pvt *p, int a, void *pri)
 	for (;;) {
 		if (p->subs[a].owner) {
 			if (ast_channel_trylock(p->subs[a].owner)) {
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&p->lock);
 			} else {
 				ast_queue_frame(p->subs[a].owner, &ast_null_frame);
 				ast_channel_unlock(p->subs[a].owner);
@@ -1025,9 +1020,7 @@ static void zap_queue_frame(struct zt_pvt *p, struct ast_frame *f, void *data)
 	for (;;) {
 		if (p->owner) {
 			if (ast_channel_trylock(p->owner)) {
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&p->lock);
 			} else {
 				ast_queue_frame(p->owner, f);
 				ast_channel_unlock(p->owner);
@@ -3643,9 +3636,7 @@ static void zt_unlink(struct zt_pvt *slave, struct zt_pvt *master, int needlock)
 		ast_mutex_lock(&master->lock);
 		if (slave) {
 			while (ast_mutex_trylock(&slave->lock)) {
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&master->lock);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&master->lock);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&master->lock);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -10128,9 +10119,7 @@ static int pri_hangup_all(struct zt_pvt *p, struct zt_pri *pri)
 		for (x = 0; x < 3; x++) {
 			while (p->subs[x].owner && ast_channel_trylock(p->subs[x].owner)) {
 				redo++;
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
-				usleep(1);
-				ast_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
+				DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(&p->lock);
 			}
 			if (p->subs[x].owner) {
 				ast_queue_hangup_with_cause(p->subs[x].owner, AST_CAUSE_PRE_EMPTED);
diff --git a/include/asterisk/lock.h b/include/asterisk/lock.h
index 7f8d00eb69781b9c2efbf22c596b42ce5196bb03..5a9bc252ff31df0a54be0762ab488f49fa5da8ec 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/lock.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/lock.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static inline void __dump_backtrace(struct ast_bt *bt, int canlog)
 {
 	char **strings;
 
-	size_t i;
+	ssize_t i;
 
 	strings = backtrace_symbols(bt->addresses, bt->num_frames);
 
@@ -241,6 +241,38 @@ static inline void __dump_backtrace(struct ast_bt *bt, int canlog)
  */
 void log_show_lock(void *this_lock_addr);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief retrieve lock info for the specified mutex
+ *
+ * this gets called during deadlock avoidance, so that the information may
+ * be preserved as to what location originally acquired the lock.
+ */
+#if !defined(LOW_MEMORY)
+int ast_find_lock_info(void *lock_addr, const char **filename, int *lineno, const char **func, const char **mutex_name);
+#else
+#define ast_find_lock_info(a,b,c,d,e) -1
+#endif
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Unlock a lock briefly
+ *
+ * used during deadlock avoidance, to preserve the original location where
+ * a lock was originally acquired.
+ */
+#define DEADLOCK_AVOIDANCE(lock) \
+	do { \
+		const char *__filename, *__func, *__mutex_name; \
+		int __lineno; \
+		int __res = ast_find_lock_info(lock, &__filename, &__lineno, &__func, &__mutex_name); \
+		ast_mutex_unlock(lock); \
+		usleep(1); \
+		if (__res < 0) { /* Shouldn't ever happen, but just in case... */ \
+			ast_mutex_lock(lock); \
+		} else { \
+			__ast_pthread_mutex_lock(__filename, __lineno, __func, __mutex_name, lock); \
+		} \
+	} while (0)
+
 static void __attribute__((constructor)) init_empty_mutex(void)
 {
 	memset(&empty_mutex, 0, sizeof(empty_mutex));
diff --git a/main/utils.c b/main/utils.c
index dfa32eb58a4a638da454f9770da0e581c091f4ea..19fbf21e426a35ac3c3f7934f2ecc99fa089cb90 100644
--- a/main/utils.c
+++ b/main/utils.c
@@ -677,6 +677,34 @@ void ast_mark_lock_failed(void *lock_addr)
 #ifdef HAVE_BKTR
 void ast_remove_lock_info(void *lock_addr, struct ast_bt *bt)
 #else
+int ast_find_lock_info(void *lock_addr, const char **filename, int *lineno, const char **func, const char **mutex_name)
+{
+	struct thr_lock_info *lock_info;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	if (!(lock_info = ast_threadstorage_get(&thread_lock_info, sizeof(*lock_info))))
+		return -1;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&lock_info->lock);
+
+	for (i = lock_info->num_locks - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		if (lock_info->locks[i].lock_addr == lock_addr)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (i == -1) {
+		/* Lock not found :( */
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock_info->lock);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	*filename = lock_info->locks[i].file;
+	*lineno = lock_info->locks[i].line_num;
+	*func = lock_info->locks[i].func;
+	*mutex_name = lock_info->locks[i].lock_name;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void ast_remove_lock_info(void *lock_addr)
 #endif
 {