diff --git a/libobs/obs-scene.c b/libobs/obs-scene.c
index f40d9c53d..cb45af0a2 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-scene.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-scene.c
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ static inline void attach_sceneitem(struct obs_scene_item *item,
 
 static void scene_video_render(void *data)
 {
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&scene->mutex);
+
 	struct obs_scene *scene = data;
 	struct obs_scene_item *item = scene->first_item;
 
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&scene->mutex);
-
 	while (item) {
 		if (obs_source_removed(item->source)) {
 			struct obs_scene_item *del_item = item;