diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/RTEMS/osdThread.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/RTEMS/osdThread.c
index b304026e0..8c8363e77 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/RTEMS/osdThread.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/RTEMS/osdThread.c
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ void epicsThreadShow (epicsThreadId id, unsigned int level)
     for (v = taskVarHead ; v != NULL ; v = v->forw) {
         if ((rtems_id)id == v->id) {
             epicsThreadShowInfo (v, level);
+            taskVarUnlock ();
             return;
         }
     }