diff --git a/src/thread/pthread_mutex_unlock.c b/src/thread/pthread_mutex_unlock.c
index 6950872b..fdf9fc10 100644
--- a/src/thread/pthread_mutex_unlock.c
+++ b/src/thread/pthread_mutex_unlock.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ int pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *m)
 	pthread_t self;
 	int waiters = m->_m_waiters;
 	int cont;
+	int robust = 0;
 
 	if (m->_m_type != PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL) {
 		if (!m->_m_lock)
@@ -15,16 +16,15 @@ int pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *m)
 		if ((m->_m_type&3) == PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE && m->_m_count)
 			return m->_m_count--, 0;
 		if (m->_m_type >= 4) {
+			robust = 1;
 			self->robust_list.pending = &m->_m_next;
 			*(void **)m->_m_prev = m->_m_next;
 			if (m->_m_next) ((void **)m->_m_next)[-1] = m->_m_prev;
-			cont = a_swap(&m->_m_lock, 0);
-			self->robust_list.pending = 0;
-			goto wake;
 		}
 	}
 	cont = a_swap(&m->_m_lock, 0);
-wake:
+	if (robust)
+		self->robust_list.pending = 0;
 	if (waiters || cont<0)
 		__wake(&m->_m_lock, 1, 0);
 	return 0;