diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h
index c53eb36572..ec6b9dca69 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h
@@ -43,8 +43,21 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_GET_OBJECT(m) (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (m)->target)
 #define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_GET_RUNNER(m) (gst_validate_reporter_get_runner (GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER_CAST (m)))
 #define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_GET_PARENT(m) (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (m)->parent)
-#define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_LOCK(m) (g_mutex_lock (&GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex))
-#define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_UNLOCK(m) (g_mutex_unlock (&GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex))
+
+#define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_LOCK(m)			\
+  G_STMT_START {					\
+  GST_LOG_OBJECT (m, "About to lock %p", &GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex); \
+  (g_mutex_lock (&GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex));		\
+  GST_LOG_OBJECT (m, "Acquired lock %p", &GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex); \
+  } G_STMT_END
+
+#define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_UNLOCK(m)				\
+  G_STMT_START {						\
+  GST_LOG_OBJECT (m, "About to unlock %p", &GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex); \
+  (g_mutex_unlock (&GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex));		\
+  GST_LOG_OBJECT (m, "unlocked %p", &GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST(m)->mutex); \
+  } G_STMT_END
+
 #define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_OVERRIDES_LOCK(m) g_mutex_lock (&GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (m)->overrides_mutex)
 #define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_OVERRIDES_UNLOCK(m) g_mutex_unlock (&GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (m)->overrides_mutex)
 #define GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_OVERRIDES(m) (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (m)->overrides)
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c
index 70e79d8eaa..157a77c15a 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c
@@ -1540,9 +1540,6 @@ gst_validate_pad_monitor_setcaps_pre (GstValidatePadMonitor * pad_monitor,
 {
   GstStructure *structure;
 
-  GST_VALIDATE_PAD_MONITOR_PARENT_LOCK (pad_monitor);
-  GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_LOCK (pad_monitor);
-
   gst_validate_pad_monitor_check_caps_complete (pad_monitor, caps);
 
   if (caps) {
@@ -1597,9 +1594,6 @@ gst_validate_pad_monitor_setcaps_pre (GstValidatePadMonitor * pad_monitor,
   pad_monitor->pending_setcaps_fields =
       gst_structure_new_empty (PENDING_FIELDS);
 
-  GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_UNLOCK (pad_monitor);
-  GST_VALIDATE_PAD_MONITOR_PARENT_UNLOCK (pad_monitor);
-
   gst_validate_pad_monitor_setcaps_overrides (pad_monitor, caps);
 }
 
@@ -1607,10 +1601,8 @@ static void
 gst_validate_pad_monitor_setcaps_post (GstValidatePadMonitor * pad_monitor,
     GstCaps * caps, gboolean ret)
 {
-  GST_VALIDATE_PAD_MONITOR_PARENT_LOCK (pad_monitor);
   if (!ret)
     gst_validate_pad_monitor_otherpad_clear_pending_fields (pad_monitor);
-  GST_VALIDATE_PAD_MONITOR_PARENT_UNLOCK (pad_monitor);
 }
 
 static gboolean