diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index dbc73ed3cd4..e283c3981a4 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
       lock_mr
       yield
     ensure
-      unlock_mr if locked?
+      unlock_mr
     end
   end