1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 42ac0e50ea..adf89554d6 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2032,8 +2032,10 @@ void CNode::EndMessage() UNLOCK_FUNCTION(cs_vSend)
         Fuzz(GetArg("-fuzzmessagestest", 10));
 
     if (ssSend.size() == 0)
+    {
+        LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(cs_vSend);
         return;
-
+    }
     // Set the size
     unsigned int nSize = ssSend.size() - CMessageHeader::HEADER_SIZE;
     WriteLE32((uint8_t*)&ssSend[CMessageHeader::MESSAGE_SIZE_OFFSET], nSize);