diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 32bce4ec79..c91ef35de8 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ Patches have also been contributed by:
   William Jon McCann   <william.jon.mccann@gmail.com>
   David Weber          <wb@munzinger.de>
   Marti Raudsepp       <marti@juffo.org>
+  Radu Caragea         <dmns_serp@yahoo.com>
 
   [....send patches to get your name here....]
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c b/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
index be06c66b48..de61a62f34 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ int virNetClientStreamEventRemoveCallback(virNetClientStreamPtr st)
 {
     int ret = -1;
 
-    virMutexUnlock(&st->lock);
+    virMutexLock(&st->lock);
     if (!st->cb) {
         virNetError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                     "%s", _("no stream callback registered"));