diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ShaderLang.cpp b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ShaderLang.cpp
index d02eae6f..a2dd71cf 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ShaderLang.cpp
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ShaderLang.cpp
@@ -1343,7 +1343,6 @@ int ShInitialize()
 
     glslang::GetGlobalLock();
     ++NumberOfClients;
-    glslang::ReleaseGlobalLock();
 
     if (PerProcessGPA == nullptr)
         PerProcessGPA = new TPoolAllocator();
@@ -1353,6 +1352,7 @@ int ShInitialize()
     glslang::HlslScanContext::fillInKeywordMap();
 #endif
 
+    glslang::ReleaseGlobalLock();
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1415,9 +1415,10 @@ int ShFinalize()
     --NumberOfClients;
     assert(NumberOfClients >= 0);
     bool finalize = NumberOfClients == 0;
-    glslang::ReleaseGlobalLock();
-    if (! finalize)
+    if (! finalize) {
+        glslang::ReleaseGlobalLock();
         return 1;
+    }
 
     for (int version = 0; version < VersionCount; ++version) {
         for (int spvVersion = 0; spvVersion < SpvVersionCount; ++spvVersion) {
@@ -1455,6 +1456,7 @@ int ShFinalize()
     glslang::HlslScanContext::deleteKeywordMap();
 #endif
 
+    glslang::ReleaseGlobalLock();
     return 1;
 }