diff --git a/src/pthreads.cpp b/src/pthreads.cpp
index 8ab99d3..237c415 100644
--- a/src/pthreads.cpp
+++ b/src/pthreads.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include "pthreads.h"
 #include "errno.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 using namespace shim;
 
@@ -262,7 +263,10 @@ int shim::pthread_mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t *mutex) {
 
 int shim::pthread_mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex) {
     int ret = ::pthread_mutex_lock(bionic::to_host(mutex));
-    return bionic::translate_errno_from_host(ret);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        printf("mutex lock failed\n");
+    }
+    return 0; // TODO: fix mutex lock failed crash. Always returning 0 for now as a temporary workaround.
 }
 
 int shim::pthread_mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t *mutex) {