diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index fb17552fd292ef5a67bff1c0da2a19e4ef06c6b8..4b0a8288c98a65195519f60f5162422b6040e9c6 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -308,10 +308,11 @@ struct rxrpc_call *rxrpc_kernel_begin_call(struct socket *sock,
 	call = rxrpc_new_client_call(rx, &cp, srx, user_call_ID, tx_total_len,
 				     gfp);
 	/* The socket has been unlocked. */
-	if (!IS_ERR(call))
+	if (!IS_ERR(call)) {
 		call->notify_rx = notify_rx;
+		mutex_unlock(&call->user_mutex);
+	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&call->user_mutex);
 	_leave(" = %p", call);
 	return call;
 }