diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index 5628b980..cc02082d 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -204,15 +204,18 @@ struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_python_options[] = {
 
 /* this routine will be called after each fork to reinitialize the various locks */
 void uwsgi_python_pthread_prepare(void) {
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&up.lock_pyloaders);
+	if (!up.is_dynamically_loading_an_app)
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&up.lock_pyloaders);
 }
 
 void uwsgi_python_pthread_parent(void) {
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&up.lock_pyloaders);
+	if (!up.is_dynamically_loading_an_app)
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&up.lock_pyloaders);
 }
 
 void uwsgi_python_pthread_child(void) {
-	pthread_mutex_init(&up.lock_pyloaders, NULL);
+	if (!up.is_dynamically_loading_an_app)
+		pthread_mutex_init(&up.lock_pyloaders, NULL);
 }
 
 PyMethodDef uwsgi_spit_method[] = { {"uwsgi_spit", py_uwsgi_spit, METH_VARARGS, ""} };
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h b/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
index 1c046972..aaf73ca3 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgi_python.h
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ struct uwsgi_python {
 
 	int call_osafterfork;
 	int pre_initialized;
+
+	// when 1 we have the app-loading lock held
+	int is_dynamically_loading_an_app;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c b/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
index c9bb2db4..d058e128 100644
--- a/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
+++ b/plugins/python/wsgi_handlers.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ int uwsgi_request_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
         	// this part must be heavy locked in threaded modes
                 if (uwsgi.threads > 1) {
                 	pthread_mutex_lock(&up.lock_pyloaders);
+			up.is_dynamically_loading_an_app = 1;
                 }
 	}
 
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ int uwsgi_request_wsgi(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 	if (wsgi_req->dynamic) {
 		if (uwsgi.threads > 1) {
+			up.is_dynamically_loading_an_app = 0;
 			pthread_mutex_unlock(&up.lock_pyloaders);
 		}
 	}