diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-05-25-16-00-22.gh-issue-150374.Emu6d8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-05-25-16-00-22.gh-issue-150374.Emu6d8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7189ca186d2b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-05-25-16-00-22.gh-issue-150374.Emu6d8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix double release of the import lock on lazy import reification errors.
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 91164bc8043b22..3e470d2c22cfbd 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -3928,7 +3928,6 @@ _PyImport_LoadLazyImportTstate(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *lazy_import)
         return NULL;
     }
     else if (PySet_Add(importing, lazy_import) < 0) {
-        _PyImport_ReleaseLock(interp);
         goto error;
     }