diff --git a/src/thread/pthread_mutex_lock.c b/src/thread/pthread_mutex_lock.c
index 2b4f3a73..42b5af64 100644
--- a/src/thread/pthread_mutex_lock.c
+++ b/src/thread/pthread_mutex_lock.c
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 
 int pthread_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *m)
 {
+	if (m->_m_type == PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL && !a_cas(&m->_m_lock, 0, EBUSY))
+		return 0;
+
 	return pthread_mutex_timedlock(m, 0);
 }