diff --git a/src/conn/conn_log.c b/src/conn/conn_log.c
index d2cf3b7cd80..be7ce2e9344 100644
--- a/src/conn/conn_log.c
+++ b/src/conn/conn_log.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ __log_archive_once(WT_SESSION_IMPL *session, uint32_t backup_file)
 	if (0)
 err:		__wt_err(session, ret, "log archive server error");
 	if (locked)
-		WT_RET(__wt_readunlock(session, conn->hot_backup_lock));
+		WT_TRET(__wt_readunlock(session, conn->hot_backup_lock));
 	if (logfiles != NULL)
 		__wt_log_files_free(session, logfiles, logcount);
 	return (ret);
diff --git a/src/txn/txn_ckpt.c b/src/txn/txn_ckpt.c
index 59b055494c3..f317a3dc697 100644
--- a/src/txn/txn_ckpt.c
+++ b/src/txn/txn_ckpt.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ nockpt:			F_SET(btree, WT_BTREE_SKIP_CKPT);
 		btree->modified = 1;
 
 	if (hot_backup_locked)
-		WT_RET(__wt_readunlock(session, conn->hot_backup_lock));
+		WT_TRET(__wt_readunlock(session, conn->hot_backup_lock));
 
 	__wt_meta_ckptlist_free(session, ckptbase);
 	__wt_free(session, name_alloc);