diff --git a/src/tools/qmutex_unix.cpp b/src/tools/qmutex_unix.cpp
index dae1533c..5cb037a1 100644
--- a/src/tools/qmutex_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qmutex_unix.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public:
     int level();
 
     bool recursive;
+    int count;
 };
 
 #ifndef    Q_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_TYPE
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ TQMutexPrivate::~TQMutexPrivate()
 
 // real mutex class
 TQRealMutexPrivate::TQRealMutexPrivate(bool recurs)
-    : recursive(recurs)
+    : count(0), recursive(recurs)
 {
     pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
     pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
@@ -146,36 +147,31 @@ void TQRealMutexPrivate::lock()
 {
     int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(&handle);
 
+    if (!ret) {
+	count++;
+    } else {
 #ifdef QT_CHECK_RANGE
-    if (ret)
 	tqWarning("Mutex lock failure: %s", strerror(ret));
 #endif
+    }
 }
 
 void TQRealMutexPrivate::unlock()
 {
+    count--;
     int ret = pthread_mutex_unlock(&handle);
 
+    if (ret) {
+	count++;
 #ifdef QT_CHECK_RANGE
-    if (ret)
 	tqWarning("Mutex unlock failure: %s", strerror(ret));
 #endif
+    }
 }
 
 bool TQRealMutexPrivate::locked()
 {
-    int ret = pthread_mutex_trylock(&handle);
-
-    if (ret == EBUSY) {
-	return TRUE;
-    } else if (ret) {
-#ifdef QT_CHECK_RANGE
-	tqWarning("Mutex locktest failure: %s", strerror(ret));
-#endif
-    } else
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&handle);
-
-    return FALSE;
+    return count > 0;
 }
 
 bool TQRealMutexPrivate::trylock()
@@ -201,7 +197,7 @@ int TQRealMutexPrivate::type() const
 
 int TQRealMutexPrivate::level()
 {
-    return locked();
+    return count;
 }