diff --git a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
index 49fcce6529a6..30952f073fb4 100644
--- a/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
+++ b/fs/afs/rxrpc.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ error_kill_call:
 	if (call->async) {
 		if (cancel_work_sync(&call->async_work))
 			afs_put_call(call);
-		afs_put_call(call);
+		afs_set_call_complete(call, ret, 0);
 	}
 
 	ac->error = ret;