diff --git a/selfdrive/sensord/sensors_qcom2.cc b/selfdrive/sensord/sensors_qcom2.cc
index a9d6e31d3e..aaf79592c6 100644
--- a/selfdrive/sensord/sensors_qcom2.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/sensord/sensors_qcom2.cc
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ void interrupt_loop(int fd, std::vector<Sensor *>& sensors, PubMaster& pm) {
       events.adoptWithCaveats(i, kj::mv(collected_events[i]));
     }
 
-    {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pm_mutex);
-      pm.send("sensorEvents", msg);
-    }
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pm_mutex);
+    pm.send("sensorEvents", msg);
   }
 
   // poweroff sensors, disable interrupts