diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index fc5680d28..4ba9e73f5 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -3021,8 +3021,11 @@ void afterSleep(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop) {
 
         serverAssert(serverTL->gcEpoch.isReset());
         serverTL->gcEpoch = g_pserver->garbageCollector.startEpoch();
+
+        aeAcquireLock();
         for (int idb = 0; idb < cserver.dbnum; ++idb)
             g_pserver->db[idb]->trackChanges(false);
+        aeReleaseLock();
 
         serverTL->disable_async_commands = false;
     }