diff --git a/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidextras.cpp b/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidextras.cpp
index 7499a6ac81..e5f891e472 100644
--- a/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidextras.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidextras.cpp
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ requestPermissionsInternal(const QStringList &permissions)
     const int requestCode = nextRequestCode();
     QMutexLocker locker(&g_pendingPermissionRequestsMutex);
     g_pendingPermissionRequests->insert(requestCode, promise);
+    locker.unlock();
 
     QNativeInterface::QAndroidApplication::runOnAndroidMainThread([permissions, requestCode] {
         QJniEnvironment env;