diff --git a/net/rxrpc/oob.c b/net/rxrpc/oob.c
index 05ca9c1faa57..3318c8bd82ad 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/oob.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/oob.c
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ static int rxrpc_respond_to_oob(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	switch (skb->mark) {
+	case RXRPC_OOB_CHALLENGE:
+		rxrpc_put_connection(sp->chall.conn, rxrpc_conn_put_oob);
+		break;
+	}
 	rxrpc_free_skb(skb, rxrpc_skb_put_oob);
 	return ret;
 }