diff --git a/src/module.cpp b/src/module.cpp
index b2c19c735..1d00d2b1d 100644
--- a/src/module.cpp
+++ b/src/module.cpp
@@ -3939,7 +3939,9 @@ RedisModuleCtx *RM_GetThreadSafeContext(RedisModuleBlockedClient *bc) {
 
 /* Release a thread safe context. */
 void RM_FreeThreadSafeContext(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
+    moduleAcquireGIL(false /*fServerThread*/);
     moduleFreeContext(ctx);
+    moduleReleaseGIL(false /*fServerThread*/);
     zfree(ctx);
 }