diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 271cd66e4b3b..c2646446e157 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ static void tipc_subscrp_delete(struct tipc_subscription *sub)
 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,