diff --git a/e-util/ChangeLog b/e-util/ChangeLog
index bd2dfd1f70..76c681c60f 100644
--- a/e-util/ChangeLog
+++ b/e-util/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-04-22  Not Zed  <NotZed@Ximian.com>
+
+	* e-icon-factory.c (e_icon_factory_get_icon_list): make sure we
+	unlock if we fail to find an icon.
+
 2004-04-21  Jeffrey Stedfast  <fejj@ximian.com>
 
 	* e-icon-factory.c: Remove the warnings about using E_ICON_SIZE
diff --git a/e-util/e-icon-factory.c b/e-util/e-icon-factory.c
index 425e03c5ab..1a74c34ff0 100644
--- a/e-util/e-icon-factory.c
+++ b/e-util/e-icon-factory.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ e_icon_factory_get_icon_list (const char *icon_name)
 			
 			icon = icon_new (icon_name, NULL);
 			g_hash_table_insert (name_to_icon, icon->name, icon);
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock);
 			return NULL;
 		} else {
 			g_hash_table_insert (name_to_icon, icon->name, icon);