diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java
index cfdb9cc5ab..5e4ae9ce22 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -1396,6 +1396,7 @@ public void run() { // NOSONAR - line count
 				}
 			}
 			finally {
+				SimpleMessageListenerContainer.this.cancellationLock.release(this.consumer);
 				if (getTransactionManager() != null) {
 					ConsumerChannelRegistry.unRegisterConsumerChannel();
 				}