diff --git a/libpurgeablemem/cpp/src/purgeable_mem_base.cpp b/libpurgeablemem/cpp/src/purgeable_mem_base.cpp
index 8b4fe8e0efe3debe96a24508976c5b74a39a68c6..f5fbb99ee0d572c69c20931b84e682d7f2548c70 100644
--- a/libpurgeablemem/cpp/src/purgeable_mem_base.cpp
+++ b/libpurgeablemem/cpp/src/purgeable_mem_base.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ bool PurgeableMemBase::BeginReadWithDataLock()
 void PurgeableMemBase::EndReadWithDataLock()
 {
     if (isDataValid_) {
-        EndRead();
+        Unpin();
     }
 
     return;