diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h
index d89ba4363c..30a7783a4f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.h
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static inline int mca_pml_ob1_send_request_start(
 
     sendreq->req_endpoint = endpoint;
     sendreq->req_state = 0;
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&(sendreq->req_lock)) ;
+    sendreq->req_lock=0 ;
     sendreq->req_pipeline_depth = 0;
     sendreq->req_bytes_delivered = 0;
     sendreq->req_pending = MCA_PML_OB1_SEND_PENDING_NONE;