diff --git a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheFile.cc b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheFile.cc
index bef067d6274..9c1adb35a19 100644
--- a/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheFile.cc
+++ b/src/XrdFileCache/XrdFileCacheFile.cc
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ bool File::Open()
             // this method  is called from constructor, no need to lock downloadStaus
             bool complete = m_cfi.IsComplete();
             if (complete) m_prefetchState = kComplete;
-
+            m_downloadCond.UnLock();
          }
          else {
             m_fileSize = m_fileSize;