diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
index 7f3bd765f0..efcae94c8d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
@@ -1574,7 +1574,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
         {
             IScriptInstance instance = GetInstance(itemID);
             if (instance != null)
-                instance.Stop(0);
+            {
+                // Give the script some time to finish processing its last event.  Simply aborting the script thread can
+                // cause issues on mono 2.6, 2.10 and possibly later where locks are not released properly on abort.
+                instance.Stop(1000);
+            }
         }
 
         public DetectParams GetDetectParams(UUID itemID, int idx)