diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d7767bd387..67890fdf38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 git-annex (8.20210224) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Windows: Correct the path to the html help file for 64 bit build.
+  * uninit: Fix a small bug that left a lock file in .git/annex
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:18:38 -0400
 
diff --git a/Command/Uninit.hs b/Command/Uninit.hs
index 3f648ec8a0..ac206594ed 100644
--- a/Command/Uninit.hs
+++ b/Command/Uninit.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import qualified Git
 import qualified Git.Command
 import qualified Command.Unannex
 import qualified Annex.Branch
+import qualified Annex.Queue
 import qualified Database.Keys
 import Annex.Content
 import Annex.Init
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ startCheckIncomplete file _ = giveup $ unlines
 
 finish :: Annex ()
 finish = do
+	Annex.Queue.flush
 	annexdir <- fromRawFilePath <$> fromRepo gitAnnexDir
 	annexobjectdir <- fromRepo gitAnnexObjectDir
 	leftovers <- removeUnannexed =<< listKeys InAnnex