diff --git a/boehm-gc/ChangeLog b/boehm-gc/ChangeLog
index 4e20673451d..eb91029ea62 100644
--- a/boehm-gc/ChangeLog
+++ b/boehm-gc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-12-23  Hans Boehm  <Hans_Boehm@hp.com>
+
+	* gcj_mlc.c (GC_gcj_malloc): Don't release allocation lock twice.
+
 2000-12-15  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
 
 	* Makefile.dist: Renamed from Makefile.orig.
diff --git a/boehm-gc/gcj_mlc.c b/boehm-gc/gcj_mlc.c
index eb67eac1f36..d7b912c5a9b 100644
--- a/boehm-gc/gcj_mlc.c
+++ b/boehm-gc/gcj_mlc.c
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ DCL_LOCK_STATE;
         } else {
             *opp = obj_link(op);
             GC_words_allocd += lw;
-            FASTUNLOCK();
         }
 	*(void **)op = ptr_to_struct_containing_descr;
 	UNLOCK();