diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index f2c81f42dfda..be3d9e3183dc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ static void tipc_subscrb_delete(struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber)
 static void tipc_subscrp_cancel(struct tipc_subscr *s,
 				struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber)
 {
+	tipc_subscrb_get(subscriber);
 	tipc_subscrb_subscrp_delete(subscriber, s);
+	tipc_subscrb_put(subscriber);
 }
 
 static struct tipc_subscription *tipc_subscrp_create(struct net *net,