diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 9af4afd4b03..ffba46b4573 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -9086,8 +9086,8 @@ kill_one_thread(THD *thd, longlong id, killed_state kill_signal, killed_type typ
     else
       error= (type == KILL_TYPE_QUERY ? ER_KILL_QUERY_DENIED_ERROR :
                                         ER_KILL_DENIED_ERROR);
-    mysql_mutex_unlock(&tmp->LOCK_thd_kill);
     if (WSREP(tmp)) mysql_mutex_unlock(&tmp->LOCK_thd_data);
+    mysql_mutex_unlock(&tmp->LOCK_thd_kill);
   }
   DBUG_PRINT("exit", ("%d", error));
   DBUG_RETURN(error);