diff --git a/include/asterisk/lock.h b/include/asterisk/lock.h
index b9d7d06ec2..8d4e5c8f95 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/lock.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/lock.h
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static inline int __ast_pthread_mutex_trylock(const char *filename, int lineno,
 		if (t->track)
 			ast_mark_lock_acquired();
 	} else if (t->track) {
-			ast_remove_lock_info(&t->mutex);
+		ast_mark_lock_failed();
 	}
 
 	return res;