diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 8321fb693..812612dc4 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+10 February 2012: Wouter
+	- Slightly smaller critical region in one case in infra cache.
+
 9 February 2012: Wouter
 	- Fix AHX_BROKEN_MEMCMP for autoheader mess up of #undef in config.h.
 
diff --git a/services/cache/infra.c b/services/cache/infra.c
index 8a83528b5..e6772baed 100644
--- a/services/cache/infra.c
+++ b/services/cache/infra.c
@@ -465,11 +465,11 @@ infra_get_lame_rtt(struct infra_cache* infra,
 		/* minus 1000 because that is outside of the RTTBAND, so
 		 * blacklisted servers stay blacklisted if this is chosen */
 		if(host->rtt.rto >= USEFUL_SERVER_TOP_TIMEOUT) {
+			lock_rw_unlock(&e->lock);
 			*rtt = USEFUL_SERVER_TOP_TIMEOUT-1000;
 			*lame = 0;
 			*dnsseclame = 0;
 			*reclame = 0;
-			lock_rw_unlock(&e->lock);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		lock_rw_unlock(&e->lock);