diff --git a/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c b/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
index 06d74def49..fd8af538e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
@@ -1389,5 +1389,9 @@ EAPI void
 evas_cache_image_wakeup(void)
 {
    if (_evas_cache_mutex_init > 0)
-     eina_condition_broadcast(&cond_wakeup);
+     {
+        LKL(wakeup);
+        eina_condition_broadcast(&cond_wakeup);
+        LKU(wakeup);
+     }
 }