int err;
 
                /* lock the connection */ 
-               ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &conn->c_mutex );
+               if ( ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_trylock( &conn->c_mutex )) {
+                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_write1_mutex );
+                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &conn->c_write1_mutex );
+                       if ( conn->c_writers < 0 ) {
+                               ret = 0;
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       continue;
+               }
 
                if ( ber_flush2( conn->c_sb, ber, LBER_FLUSH_FREE_NEVER ) == 0 ) {
                        ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_mutex );