diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/10263-Lyndon-Li b/changelogs/unreleased/10263-Lyndon-Li
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14af1a9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/10263-Lyndon-Li
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a potential deadlock when resultsLock is held by the informer but blocked on resChan because the early quit of RestorePodVolumes
diff --git a/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go b/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go
index b52558a2f..589c431c2 100644
--- a/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go
+++ b/pkg/podvolume/restorer.go
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ func newRestorer(
 
 				if pvr.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseCompleted || pvr.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseFailed || pvr.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeRestorePhaseCanceled {
 					r.resultsLock.Lock()
-					defer r.resultsLock.Unlock()
-
 					resChan, ok := r.results[resultsKey(pvr.Spec.Pod.Namespace, pvr.Spec.Pod.Name)]
+					r.resultsLock.Unlock()
+
 					if !ok {
 						log.Errorf("No results channel found for pod %s/%s to send pod volume restore %s/%s on", pvr.Spec.Pod.Namespace, pvr.Spec.Pod.Name, pvr.Namespace, pvr.Name)
 						return
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (r *restorer) RestorePodVolumes(data RestoreData, tracker *volume.RestoreVo
 	r.repoLocker.Lock(repo.Name)
 	defer r.repoLocker.Unlock(repo.Name)
 
-	resultsChan := make(chan *velerov1api.PodVolumeRestore)
+	resultsChan := make(chan *velerov1api.PodVolumeRestore, len(volumesToRestore))
 
 	r.resultsLock.Lock()
 	r.results[resultsKey(data.Pod.Namespace, data.Pod.Name)] = resultsChan