diff --git a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
index 79bb02eb67b2..38ea98ff426b 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ static void rxrpc_local_processor(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct rxrpc_local, processor);
 	bool again;
 
+	if (local->dead)
+		return;
+
 	trace_rxrpc_local(local->debug_id, rxrpc_local_processing,
 			  refcount_read(&local->ref), NULL);