diff --git a/src/egl/main/egldriver.c b/src/egl/main/egldriver.c
index e294c8c5f7d..58d6044d813 100644
--- a/src/egl/main/egldriver.c
+++ b/src/egl/main/egldriver.c
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ _eglGetDriver(void)
 
    if (!_eglDriver) {
       _eglDriver = calloc(1, sizeof(*_eglDriver));
-      if (!_eglDriver)
+      if (!_eglDriver) {
+         mtx_unlock(&_eglModuleMutex);
          return NULL;
+      }
       _eglInitDriverFallbacks(_eglDriver);
       _eglInitDriver(_eglDriver);
    }