diff --git a/eth/downloader/queue.go b/eth/downloader/queue.go
index 7c3395381..1ec432faf 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/queue.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/queue.go
@@ -564,26 +564,29 @@ func (q *queue) reserveHeaders(p *peerConnection, count int, taskPool map[common
 
 // CancelHeaders aborts a fetch request, returning all pending skeleton indexes to the queue.
 func (q *queue) CancelHeaders(request *fetchRequest) {
+	q.lock.Lock()
+	defer q.lock.Unlock()
 	q.cancel(request, q.headerTaskQueue, q.headerPendPool)
 }
 
 // CancelBodies aborts a body fetch request, returning all pending headers to the
 // task queue.
 func (q *queue) CancelBodies(request *fetchRequest) {
+	q.lock.Lock()
+	defer q.lock.Unlock()
 	q.cancel(request, q.blockTaskQueue, q.blockPendPool)
 }
 
 // CancelReceipts aborts a body fetch request, returning all pending headers to
 // the task queue.
 func (q *queue) CancelReceipts(request *fetchRequest) {
+	q.lock.Lock()
+	defer q.lock.Unlock()
 	q.cancel(request, q.receiptTaskQueue, q.receiptPendPool)
 }
 
 // Cancel aborts a fetch request, returning all pending hashes to the task queue.
 func (q *queue) cancel(request *fetchRequest, taskQueue *prque.Prque, pendPool map[string]*fetchRequest) {
-	q.lock.Lock()
-	defer q.lock.Unlock()
-
 	if request.From > 0 {
 		taskQueue.Push(request.From, -int64(request.From))
 	}