diff -r 7f4e0c869c2e Modules/_ssl.c
--- a/Modules/_ssl.c	Sun Oct 20 13:23:03 2013 +0200
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c	Sun Oct 20 19:45:24 2013 +0200
@@ -2987,6 +2987,8 @@
     RAND_add((unsigned char *)&seed, sizeof(seed), 0.0);
 }
 
+static void _unlock_ssl_threads(void);
+
 static int
 PySSL_RAND_atfork(void)
 {
@@ -2998,7 +3000,7 @@
 
     retval = pthread_atfork(NULL,                     /* prepare */
                             PySSL_RAND_atfork_parent, /* parent */
-                            NULL);                    /* child */
+                            _unlock_ssl_threads);     /* child */
     if (retval != 0) {
         PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
         return -1;
@@ -3285,6 +3287,16 @@
     return 1;
 }
 
+static void _unlock_ssl_threads(void) {
+    unsigned int i;
+    if (_ssl_locks != NULL) {
+        for (i = 0;  i < _ssl_locks_count;  i++) {
+            PyThread_release_lock(_ssl_locks[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 #endif  /* def HAVE_THREAD */
 
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