diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index 9842b720..1eb7feeb 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -562,7 +562,6 @@ static void *_stats_thread(void *arg)
             thread_mutex_unlock(&_global_event_mutex);
 
             event->next = NULL;
-            thread_mutex_unlock(&_global_event_mutex);
 
             thread_mutex_lock(&_stats_mutex);