diff --git a/src/ucs/debug/memtrack.c b/src/ucs/debug/memtrack.c
index ca6e4858aab3..5bd023cde5a4 100644
--- a/src/ucs/debug/memtrack.c
+++ b/src/ucs/debug/memtrack.c
@@ -248,8 +248,11 @@ static UCS_F_NOINLINE void ucs_memtrack_do_releasing(void *ptr)
 
     iter = kh_get(ucs_memtrack_ptr_hash, &ucs_memtrack_context.ptrs, (uintptr_t)ptr);
     if (iter == kh_end(&ucs_memtrack_context.ptrs)) {
+        /* workaround for coverity - print debug message from unlocked
+         * memtrack */
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ucs_memtrack_context.lock);
         ucs_debug("address %p not found in memtrack ptr hash", ptr);
-        goto out_unlock;
+        return;
     }
 
     /* remote pointer from hash */
@@ -261,7 +264,6 @@ static UCS_F_NOINLINE void ucs_memtrack_do_releasing(void *ptr)
     ucs_memtrack_entry_update(entry, -size);
     ucs_memtrack_entry_update(&ucs_memtrack_context.total, -size);
 
-out_unlock:
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&ucs_memtrack_context.lock);
 }