diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
index 25e618f16c..9238558c39 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
@@ -278,9 +278,11 @@ int StreamTcpReassembleInit(char quiet)
     StreamMsgQueuesInit();
 
     /* init the memcap and it's lock */
+    SCSpinInit(&stream_reassembly_memuse_spinlock, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);
+    SCSpinLock(&stream_reassembly_memuse_spinlock);
     stream_reassembly_memuse = 0;
     stream_reassembly_memuse_max = 0;
-    SCSpinInit(&stream_reassembly_memuse_spinlock, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);
+    SCSpinUnlock(&stream_reassembly_memuse_spinlock);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     SCMutexInit(&segment_pool_memuse_mutex, NULL);
@@ -345,9 +347,11 @@ void StreamTcpReassembleFree(char quiet)
     StreamMsgQueuesDeinit(quiet);
 
     if (!quiet) {
+        SCSpinLock(&stream_reassembly_memuse_spinlock);
         SCLogInfo("Max memuse of the stream reassembly engine %"PRIu32" (in use"
                 " %"PRIu32")", stream_reassembly_memuse_max,
                 stream_reassembly_memuse);
+        SCSpinUnlock(&stream_reassembly_memuse_spinlock);
     }
 
     SCSpinDestroy(&stream_reassembly_memuse_spinlock);
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.c b/src/stream-tcp.c
index 7df2e301b6..7837182b20 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.c
@@ -462,9 +462,11 @@ void StreamTcpInitConfig(char quiet)
     }
 
     /* init the memcap and it's lock */
+    SCSpinInit(&stream_memuse_spinlock, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);
+    SCSpinLock(&stream_memuse_spinlock);
     stream_memuse = 0;
     stream_memuse_max = 0;
-    SCSpinInit(&stream_memuse_spinlock, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);
+    SCSpinUnlock(&stream_memuse_spinlock);
 
     ssn_pool = PoolInit(stream_config.max_sessions,
                         stream_config.prealloc_sessions,
@@ -499,8 +501,10 @@ void StreamTcpFreeConfig(char quiet)
     SCLogDebug("ssn_pool_cnt %"PRIu64"", ssn_pool_cnt);
 
     if (!quiet) {
+        SCSpinLock(&stream_memuse_spinlock);
         SCLogInfo("Max memuse of stream engine %"PRIu32" (in use %"PRIu32")",
             stream_memuse_max, stream_memuse);
+        SCSpinUnlock(&stream_memuse_spinlock);
     }
     SCMutexDestroy(&ssn_pool_mutex);