diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index 6a1547b270fe..22f51a7e356e 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ int rxrpc_do_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_PREALLOC:
 		case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_SECURING:
 		case RXRPC_CALL_SERVER_ACCEPTING:
+			rxrpc_put_call(call, rxrpc_call_put);
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			goto error_release_sock;
 		default: