diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index afd0a72f3b..4cf4c36d3a 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -1215,17 +1215,17 @@ pkg_lock() {
 
   local pkg="$1" task="$2" parent_pkg="$3"
   local this_job="${MTJOBID}"
-  local lock_job lock_task lock_pkg
+  local lock_job lock_seq lock_task lock_pkg
   local fail_seq
 
   exec 98>"${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/${pkg}.${task}"
   if ! flock --nonblock --exclusive 98; then
     while [ : ]; do
-      read -r lock_job lock_task lock_pkg <<<$(cat "${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/${pkg}.${task}.owner" 2>/dev/null)
+      read -r lock_job lock_seq lock_task lock_pkg <<<$(cat "${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/${pkg}.${task}.owner" 2>/dev/null)
       [ -n "${lock_job}" ] && break || sleep 1
     done
 
-    if [ ${lock_job} != ${this_job} ]; then
+    if [ "${lock_job}/${lock_seq}" != "${this_job}/${PARALLEL_SEQ}" ]; then
       pkg_lock_status "STALLED" "${parent_pkg}" "${task}" "$(printf "waiting on [%02d] %s %s" ${lock_job} "${lock_task}" "${lock_pkg}")"
       flock --exclusive 98
     fi
@@ -1247,8 +1247,6 @@ EOF
     return 1
   fi
 
-  echo "${this_job} ${task} ${pkg}" >"${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/${pkg}.${task}.owner"
-
   pkg_lock_status "LOCKED" "${pkg}" "${task}"
 }
 
@@ -1269,6 +1267,7 @@ pkg_lock_status() {
 
   if [ "${status}" = "LOCKED" ]; then
     echo "${PARALLEL_SEQ}" > "${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/${pkg}.${task}.failed"
+    echo "${this_job} ${PARALLEL_SEQ} ${task} ${pkg}" >"${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/${pkg}.${task}.owner"
   elif [ "${status}" = "UNLOCK" ]; then
     rm "${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/${pkg}.${task}.failed"
   fi
@@ -1332,23 +1331,24 @@ acquire_exclusive_lock() {
 
   local pkg="$1" task="$2" lockfile="${3:-global}"
   local this_job="${MTJOBID}"
-  local lock_job lock_task lock_pkg
+  local lock_job lock_seq lock_task lock_pkg
 
   exec 96>"${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/.mutex.${lockfile}"
   if ! flock --nonblock --exclusive 96; then
     while [ : ]; do
-      read -r lock_job lock_task lock_pkg <<<$(cat "${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/.mutex.${lockfile}.owner" 2>/dev/null)
+      read -r lock_job lock_seq lock_task lock_pkg <<<$(cat "${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/.mutex.${lockfile}.owner" 2>/dev/null)
       [ -n "${lock_job}" ] && break || sleep 1
     done
 
-    if [ ${lock_job} != ${this_job} ]; then
+    if [ "${lock_job}/${lock_seq}" != "${this_job}/${PARALLEL_SEQ}" ]; then
       pkg_lock_status "MUTEX/W" "${pkg}" "${task}" "$(printf "mutex: %s; waiting on [%02d] %s %s" "${lockfile}" ${lock_job} "${lock_task}" "${lock_pkg}")"
       flock --exclusive 96
     fi
   fi
-  echo "${this_job} ${task} ${pkg}" >"${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/.mutex.${lockfile}.owner"
 
   pkg_lock_status "MUTEX" "${pkg}" "${task}" "mutex: ${lockfile}"
+
+  echo "${this_job} ${PARALLEL_SEQ} ${task} ${pkg}" >"${THREAD_CONTROL}/locks/.mutex.${lockfile}.owner"
 }
 
 release_exclusive_lock() {
@@ -1356,9 +1356,9 @@ release_exclusive_lock() {
 
   local pkg="$1" task="$2"
 
-  flock --unlock 96 2>/dev/null
-
   pkg_lock_status "ACTIVE" "${pkg}" "${task}"
+
+  flock --unlock 96 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 # Execute single command using mutex