diff --git a/rpmio/rpmkeyring.c b/rpmio/rpmkeyring.c
index af464f22d..368a1ec13 100644
--- a/rpmio/rpmkeyring.c
+++ b/rpmio/rpmkeyring.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ rpmPubkey rpmPubkeyFree(rpmPubkey key)
     if (--key->nrefs == 0) {
 	pgpDigParamsFree(key->pgpkey);
 	free(key->pkt);
-	pthread_rwlock_unlock(&keyring->lock);
+	pthread_rwlock_unlock(&key->lock);
 	pthread_rwlock_destroy(&key->lock);
 	free(key);
     } else {