Index: src/vortex.c
===================================================================
--- src/vortex.c	(revision 3242)
+++ src/vortex.c	(working copy)
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@
 	/**** vortex.c: init global mutex *****/
 	vortex_mutex_create (&ctx->frame_id_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_create (&ctx->connection_id_mutex);
-	vortex_mutex_create (&ctx->search_path_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_create (&ctx->tls_init_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_create (&ctx->listener_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_create (&ctx->listener_unlock);
@@ -1130,7 +1129,6 @@
 	/* destroy global mutex */
 	vortex_mutex_destroy (&ctx->frame_id_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_destroy (&ctx->connection_id_mutex);
-	vortex_mutex_destroy (&ctx->search_path_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_destroy (&ctx->tls_init_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_destroy (&ctx->listener_mutex);
 	vortex_mutex_destroy (&ctx->listener_unlock);
Index: src/vortex_support.c
===================================================================
--- src/vortex_support.c	(revision 3242)
+++ src/vortex_support.c	(working copy)
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@
 		ctx->support_search_path = axl_list_new (axl_list_always_return_1,
 							 (axlDestroyFunc) __search_path_node_destroy);
 	}
+   if( ctx->search_path_mutex == NULL) {
+      vortex_mutex_create(&ctx->search_path_mutex);
+   }
 
 	return;
 }
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@
 	/* clear search path */
 	axl_list_free (ctx->support_search_path);
 	ctx->support_search_path = NULL;
+   vortex_mutex_destroy(&ctx->search_path_mutex);
 
 	return;
 }