diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index 8f1520f00..eaeb0b7f7 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ void Audio::playGroupAudio(int group, int peer, const int16_t* data,
 
     emit groupAudioPlayed(group, peer, volume / bufsize);
 
+    locker.unlock();
+
     playAudioBuffer(call.alSource, data, samples, channels, sample_rate);
 }