diff --git a/net/can/j1939/transport.c b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
index 4177e9617070..848b60c9ef79 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/transport.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
@@ -1124,8 +1124,6 @@ static void __j1939_session_cancel(struct j1939_session *session,
 
 	if (session->sk)
 		j1939_sk_send_loop_abort(session->sk, session->err);
-	else
-		j1939_sk_errqueue(session, J1939_ERRQUEUE_RX_ABORT);
 }
 
 static void j1939_session_cancel(struct j1939_session *session,
@@ -1140,6 +1138,9 @@ static void j1939_session_cancel(struct j1939_session *session,
 	}
 
 	j1939_session_list_unlock(session->priv);
+
+	if (!session->sk)
+		j1939_sk_errqueue(session, J1939_ERRQUEUE_RX_ABORT);
 }
 
 static enum hrtimer_restart j1939_tp_txtimer(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
@@ -1253,6 +1254,9 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart j1939_tp_rxtimer(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 			__j1939_session_cancel(session, J1939_XTP_ABORT_TIMEOUT);
 		}
 		j1939_session_list_unlock(session->priv);
+
+		if (!session->sk)
+			j1939_sk_errqueue(session, J1939_ERRQUEUE_RX_ABORT);
 	}
 
 	j1939_session_put(session);