diff --git a/recmanager.c b/recmanager.c
index 01e9af8..c92e2a9 100644
--- a/recmanager.c
+++ b/recmanager.c
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@ void cRecManager::SetTimerPath(cTimer *timer, const cEvent *event, std::string p
 }
 
 void cRecManager::DeleteTimer(int timerID) {
+    const cTimer *t;
 #if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-    cTimer *t;
     {
-    LOCK_TIMERS_WRITE;
+    LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
     t = Timers->Get(timerID);
     }
 #else
-    cTimer *t = Timers.Get(timerID);
+    t = Timers.Get(timerID);
 #endif
     if (!t)
         return;