diff --git a/src/cairo-scaled-font.c b/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8dff57d95..d53915fee
--- a/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
+++ b/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
@@ -1320,15 +1320,15 @@ cairo_scaled_font_destroy (cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font)
 
     assert (CAIRO_REFERENCE_COUNT_HAS_REFERENCE (&scaled_font->ref_count));
 
+    font_map = _cairo_scaled_font_map_lock ();
+    assert (font_map != NULL);
+
     if (! _cairo_reference_count_dec_and_test (&scaled_font->ref_count))
-	return;
+	goto unlock;
 
     assert (! scaled_font->cache_frozen);
     assert (! scaled_font->global_cache_frozen);
 
-    font_map = _cairo_scaled_font_map_lock ();
-    assert (font_map != NULL);
-
     /* Another thread may have resurrected the font whilst we waited */
     if (! CAIRO_REFERENCE_COUNT_HAS_REFERENCE (&scaled_font->ref_count)) {
 	if (! scaled_font->placeholder &&