diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c
index 76819367b4..19ff742a50 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_lock.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ _eina_lock_new(Eina_Lock *mutex, Eina_Bool recursive)
         if (pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE) != 0) goto fail_release;
      }
 #ifdef EINA_HAVE_DEBUG_THREADS
-   if (pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK) != 0) goto fail_release;
+   else if (pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK) != 0) goto fail_release;
    memset(mutex, 0, sizeof(Eina_Lock));
 #endif
    if (pthread_mutex_init(&(mutex->mutex), &attr) != 0) goto fail_release;