1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/comphelper/proparrhlp.hxx b/include/comphelper/proparrhlp.hxx
index 77fa9e1b9714..9093ff579f0c 100644
--- a/include/comphelper/proparrhlp.hxx
+++ b/include/comphelper/proparrhlp.hxx
@@ -112,14 +112,11 @@ template <class TYPE>
 ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper* OPropertyArrayUsageHelper<TYPE>::getArrayHelper()
 {
     OSL_ENSURE(s_nRefCount, "OPropertyArrayUsageHelper::getArrayHelper : suspicious call : have a refcount of 0 !");
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theMutex());
     if (!s_pProps)
     {
-        std::unique_lock aGuard(theMutex());
-        if (!s_pProps)
-        {
-            s_pProps = createArrayHelper();
-            OSL_ENSURE(s_pProps, "OPropertyArrayUsageHelper::getArrayHelper : createArrayHelper returned nonsense !");
-        }
+        s_pProps = createArrayHelper();
+        OSL_ENSURE(s_pProps, "OPropertyArrayUsageHelper::getArrayHelper : createArrayHelper returned nonsense !");
     }
     return s_pProps;
 }