diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 586a1785e8515..146cc936cd179 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -801,7 +801,9 @@ func (r *reconnectingPTY) Close() {
 		_ = conn.Close()
 	}
 	_ = r.ptty.Close()
+	r.circularBufferMutex.Lock()
 	r.circularBuffer.Reset()
+	r.circularBufferMutex.Unlock()
 	r.timeout.Stop()
 }