diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh b/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
index eae69b729..2bba6f9a3 100644
--- a/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/mwan3.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ mwan3_unlock() {
 	lock -u /var/run/mwan3.lock
 }
 
+mwan3_lock_clean() {
+	rm -rf /var/run/mwan3.lock
+}
+
 mwan3_get_iface_id()
 {
 	local _tmp _iface _iface_count
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
index b13067a04..b3285b6f6 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ stop()
 	for ipset in $($IPS -n list | grep mwan3 | grep -E '_v4|_v6'); do
 		$IPS -q destroy $ipset
 	done
+
+	mwan3_lock_clean
 }
 
 restart() {