diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index 60f5c20..7a95fa4 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -1943,11 +1943,10 @@
 	    sk_acceptq_is_full(sk) ||
 	    !nsk) {
 		/* error on server socket - connection refused */
-		if (nsk)
-			sk_free(nsk);
 		afiucv_swap_src_dest(skb);
 		trans_hdr->flags = AF_IUCV_FLAG_SYN | AF_IUCV_FLAG_FIN;
 		err = dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+		iucv_sock_kill(nsk);
 		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 		goto out;
 	}