diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
index ad0d603749..7fe27d3e9d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
@@ -637,11 +637,11 @@ gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_send_message (GstGLWindow * window,
   g_mutex_init (&message.lock);
   g_cond_init (&message.cond);
 
-  g_mutex_lock (&message.lock);
-
   g_main_context_invoke (window_egl->main_context, (GSourceFunc) _run_message,
       &message);
 
+  g_mutex_lock (&message.lock);
+
   while (!message.fired)
     g_cond_wait (&message.cond, &message.lock);
   g_mutex_unlock (&message.lock);