diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
index ad933daae13b90b469f74cfe56a2af01f9cb76d8..6223a7ed831f9a19f4d30492c6c02a7675975813 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
@@ -425,9 +425,10 @@ struct rxrpc_call *rxrpc_new_client_call(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 	rxrpc_put_call(call);
 
 	write_lock_bh(&rxrpc_call_lock);
-	list_del(&call->link);
+	list_del_init(&call->link);
 	write_unlock_bh(&rxrpc_call_lock);
 
+	call->state = RXRPC_CALL_DEAD;
 	rxrpc_put_call(call);
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -439,6 +440,7 @@ struct rxrpc_call *rxrpc_new_client_call(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 	 */
 found_user_ID_now_present:
 	write_unlock(&rx->call_lock);
+	call->state = RXRPC_CALL_DEAD;
 	rxrpc_put_call(call);
 	_leave(" = -EEXIST [%p]", call);
 	return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);