diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index b0cd89375b..e1b495e8ba 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("locking.lock_daemon");
 #define VIR_LOCK_DAEMON_NUM_LOCKSPACES 3
 
 struct _virLockDaemon {
-    virMutex lock;
+    GMutex lock;
     virNetDaemonPtr dmn;
     virHashTablePtr lockspaces;
     virLockSpacePtr defaultLockspace;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ virLockDaemonFree(virLockDaemonPtr lockd)
     if (!lockd)
         return;
 
-    virMutexDestroy(&lockd->lock);
+    g_mutex_clear(&lockd->lock);
     virObjectUnref(lockd->dmn);
     virHashFree(lockd->lockspaces);
     virLockSpaceFree(lockd->defaultLockspace);
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ virLockDaemonFree(virLockDaemonPtr lockd)
 static inline void
 virLockDaemonLock(virLockDaemonPtr lockd)
 {
-    virMutexLock(&lockd->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&lockd->lock);
 }
 
 static inline void
 virLockDaemonUnlock(virLockDaemonPtr lockd)
 {
-    virMutexUnlock(&lockd->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&lockd->lock);
 }
 
 static void virLockDaemonLockSpaceDataFree(void *data)
@@ -123,12 +123,7 @@ virLockDaemonNew(virLockDaemonConfigPtr config, bool privileged)
     if (VIR_ALLOC(lockd) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (virMutexInit(&lockd->lock) < 0) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("Unable to initialize mutex"));
-        VIR_FREE(lockd);
-        return NULL;
-    }
+    g_mutex_init(&lockd->lock);
 
     if (!(lockd->dmn = virNetDaemonNew()))
         goto error;
@@ -220,12 +215,7 @@ virLockDaemonNewPostExecRestart(virJSONValuePtr object, bool privileged)
     if (VIR_ALLOC(lockd) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (virMutexInit(&lockd->lock) < 0) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("Unable to initialize mutex"));
-        VIR_FREE(lockd);
-        return NULL;
-    }
+    g_mutex_init(&lockd->lock);
 
     if (!(lockd->lockspaces = virHashCreate(VIR_LOCK_DAEMON_NUM_LOCKSPACES,
                                             virLockDaemonLockSpaceDataFree)))
@@ -450,7 +440,7 @@ virLockDaemonClientFree(void *opaque)
         }
     }
 
-    virMutexDestroy(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_clear(&priv->lock);
     VIR_FREE(priv->ownerName);
     VIR_FREE(priv);
 }
@@ -469,11 +459,7 @@ virLockDaemonClientNew(virNetServerClientPtr client,
     if (VIR_ALLOC(priv) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (virMutexInit(&priv->lock) < 0) {
-        VIR_FREE(priv);
-        virReportSystemError(errno, "%s", _("unable to init mutex"));
-        return NULL;
-    }
+    g_mutex_init(&priv->lock);
 
     if (virNetServerClientGetUNIXIdentity(client,
                                           &clientuid,
@@ -508,7 +494,7 @@ virLockDaemonClientNew(virNetServerClientPtr client,
     return priv;
 
  error:
-    virMutexDestroy(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_clear(&priv->lock);
     VIR_FREE(priv);
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.h b/src/locking/lock_daemon.h
index 7d30551c32..de229a411a 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.h
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "virlockspace.h"
-#include "virthread.h"
 
 typedef struct _virLockDaemon virLockDaemon;
 typedef virLockDaemon *virLockDaemonPtr;
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ typedef struct _virLockDaemonClient virLockDaemonClient;
 typedef virLockDaemonClient *virLockDaemonClientPtr;
 
 struct _virLockDaemonClient {
-    virMutex lock;
+    GMutex lock;
     bool restricted;
 
     pid_t ownerPid;
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
index 1a53772366..7a6b7af79b 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchAcquireResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED
     virLockSpacePtr lockspace;
     unsigned int newFlags;
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_SHARED |
                       VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_ACQUIRE_RESOURCE_AUTOCREATE, cleanup);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchAcquireResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchCreateResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
     virLockSpacePtr lockspace;
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(0, cleanup);
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchCreateResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchDeleteResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
     virLockSpacePtr lockspace;
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(0, cleanup);
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchDeleteResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchNew(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
     virLockSpacePtr lockspace;
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(0, cleanup);
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchNew(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchRegister(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
     virLockDaemonClientPtr priv =
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(0, cleanup);
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchRegister(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchReleaseResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
     virLockSpacePtr lockspace;
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(0, cleanup);
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchReleaseResource(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchRestrict(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
     virLockDaemonClientPtr priv =
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     virCheckFlagsGoto(0, cleanup);
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchRestrict(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchCreateLockSpace(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED
         virNetServerClientGetPrivateData(client);
     virLockSpacePtr lockspace;
 
-    virMutexLock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
     if (priv->restricted) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_DENIED, "%s",
@@ -424,6 +424,6 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchCreateLockSpace(virNetServerPtr server G_GNUC_UNUSED
  cleanup:
     if (rv < 0)
         virNetMessageSaveError(rerr);
-    virMutexUnlock(&priv->lock);
+    g_mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
     return rv;
 }