diff --git a/src/fu-provider.c b/src/fu-provider.c
index 96fdd58cd..ac6ed93f4 100644
--- a/src/fu-provider.c
+++ b/src/fu-provider.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ fu_provider_unlock (FuProvider *provider,
 	}
 
 	/* update with correct flags */
+	flags = fu_device_get_flags (device);
 	fu_device_set_flags (device, flags &= ~FU_DEVICE_FLAG_LOCKED);
 	fu_device_set_modified (device, g_get_real_time () / G_USEC_PER_SEC);
 	return TRUE;