diff --git a/net/tipc/server.c b/net/tipc/server.c
index bbaa8f56024a5d13de1df0ac8032849449c42c0d..646a930eefbf8fa9a86cfe7011848143aafa49b8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.c
+++ b/net/tipc/server.c
@@ -427,10 +427,12 @@ int tipc_conn_sendmsg(struct tipc_server *s, int conid,
 	list_add_tail(&e->list, &con->outqueue);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&con->outqueue_lock);
 
-	if (test_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags))
+	if (test_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags)) {
 		if (!queue_work(s->send_wq, &con->swork))
 			conn_put(con);
-
+	} else {
+		conn_put(con);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }