diff --git a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/crt/CRTHttpClient.cpp b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/crt/CRTHttpClient.cpp
index 14c1ef25b0fb..dded366705f9 100644
--- a/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/crt/CRTHttpClient.cpp
+++ b/src/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/crt/CRTHttpClient.cpp
@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ class AsyncWaiter
 
     void Wakeup()
     {
-        {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> locker(m_lock);
-            m_wakeupIntentional = true;
-        }
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> locker(m_lock);
+        m_wakeupIntentional = true;
         m_cvar.notify_one();
     }