diff --git a/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount b/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount
index 3a4e26c29..939a76c45 100644
--- a/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount
+++ b/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ if [ "$1" = add ]; then
     # Try to use specifications in /etc/fstab to skip.
     if egrep -q "^[[:blank:]]*$DEVNAME" /etc/fstab; then
 	log debug "skipping /$DEVNAME exit"
+	lockfile-remove /var/run/usbmount/.mount
 	exit
     elif grep -q "^[[:blank:]]*UUID=$UUID" /etc/fstab; then
 	log debug "skipping $UUID"
+	lockfile-remove /var/run/usbmount/.mount
 	exit
     else
 	log debug "/$DEVNAME contains filesystem type $FSTYPE"