diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index cc780451a8..8a3a1a4b48 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-10-21	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* posix/src/mutextimedlock.c: Check status local variable not
+	lock_status.
+
 2010-10-19	Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	* libnetworking/lib/ftpfs.c: Do not fall back to BOOTP server address
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/mutextimedlock.c b/cpukit/posix/src/mutextimedlock.c
index 576eba9eb8..7773d84af6 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/mutextimedlock.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/mutextimedlock.c
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ int pthread_mutex_timedlock(
    *  make sure the right reason is returned.
    */
   if ( !do_wait && (lock_status == EBUSY) ) {
-    if ( lock_status == POSIX_ABSOLUTE_TIMEOUT_INVALID )
+    if ( status == POSIX_ABSOLUTE_TIMEOUT_INVALID )
       return EINVAL;
-    if ( lock_status == POSIX_ABSOLUTE_TIMEOUT_IS_IN_PAST ||
-         lock_status == POSIX_ABSOLUTE_TIMEOUT_IS_NOW )
+    if ( status == POSIX_ABSOLUTE_TIMEOUT_IS_IN_PAST ||
+         status == POSIX_ABSOLUTE_TIMEOUT_IS_NOW )
       return ETIMEDOUT;
   }