diff --git a/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp b/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
index 11dc84458b..5c5195bba4 100644
--- a/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
+++ b/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static QByteArray defaultJournalMode(const QString &dbPath)
 SyncJournalDb::SyncJournalDb(const QString &dbFilePath, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , _dbFile(dbFilePath)
-    , _mutex(QMutex::Recursive)
     , _transaction(0)
     , _metadataTableIsEmpty(false)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/syncjournaldb.h b/src/common/syncjournaldb.h
index 8436d47751..ba4c0ede8e 100644
--- a/src/common/syncjournaldb.h
+++ b/src/common/syncjournaldb.h
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private:
 
     SqlDatabase _db;
     QString _dbFile;
-    QMutex _mutex; // Public functions are protected with the mutex.
+    QRecursiveMutex _mutex; // Public functions are protected with the mutex.
     QMap<QByteArray, int> _checksymTypeCache;
     int _transaction;
     bool _metadataTableIsEmpty;