diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
index acf37a2..fdf4840 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 		mm->subscr = NULL;
 		subscr->sgsn_data->mm = NULL;
 		gprs_subscr_delete(subscr);
+		subscr_put(subscr);
 	}
 
 	/* Free all PDP contexts */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_subscriber.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_subscriber.c
index d6d874b..b7e6af4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_subscriber.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_subscriber.c
@@ -141,10 +141,9 @@
 	}
 
 	subscr->keep_in_ram = 0;
-	subscr_put(subscr);
 }
 
-void gprs_subscr_put_and_cancel(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr)
+void gprs_subscr_cancel(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr)
 {
 	subscr->authorized = 0;
 	subscr->flags |= GPRS_SUBSCRIBER_CANCELLED;
@@ -380,7 +379,7 @@
 
 	/* Force silent cancellation */
 	subscr->sgsn_data->error_cause = SGSN_ERROR_CAUSE_NONE;
-	gprs_subscr_put_and_cancel(subscr_get(subscr));
+	gprs_subscr_cancel(subscr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@
 	gprs_subscr_tx_gsup_message(subscr, &gsup_reply);
 
 	subscr->sgsn_data->error_cause = SGSN_ERROR_CAUSE_NONE;
-	gprs_subscr_put_and_cancel(subscr_get(subscr));
+	gprs_subscr_cancel(subscr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c
index b4e1150..fb6cb78 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c
@@ -560,7 +560,8 @@
 		return CMD_WARNING;
 	}
 
-	gprs_subscr_put_and_cancel(subscr);
+	gprs_subscr_cancel(subscr);
+	subscr_put(subscr);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }