diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index ee5be1dda0c4..cf72ef77bfe7 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -1613,6 +1613,7 @@ static int __sched rt_mutex_slowlock_block(struct rt_mutex_base *lock,
 }
 
 static void __sched rt_mutex_handle_deadlock(int res, int detect_deadlock,
+					     struct rt_mutex_base *lock,
 					     struct rt_mutex_waiter *w)
 {
 	/*
@@ -1625,10 +1626,10 @@ static void __sched rt_mutex_handle_deadlock(int res, int detect_deadlock,
 	if (build_ww_mutex() && w->ww_ctx)
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * Yell loudly and stop the task right here.
-	 */
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&lock->wait_lock);
+
 	WARN(1, "rtmutex deadlock detected\n");
+
 	while (1) {
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule();
@@ -1680,7 +1681,7 @@ static int __sched __rt_mutex_slowlock(struct rt_mutex_base *lock,
 	} else {
 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		remove_waiter(lock, waiter);
-		rt_mutex_handle_deadlock(ret, chwalk, waiter);
+		rt_mutex_handle_deadlock(ret, chwalk, lock, waiter);
 	}
 
 	/*