1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qmutex.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qmutex.cpp
index 84fe348eb2..f5fbeb8419 100644
--- a/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qmutex.cpp
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qmutex.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ int complexFunction(int flag)
     switch (flag) {
     case 0:
     case 1:
-        mutex.unlock();
-        return moreComplexFunction(flag);
+        retVal = moreComplexFunction(flag);
+        break;
     case 2:
         {
             int status = anotherFunction();