diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_libgtp.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_libgtp.c
index 03de8cc..f42ea8c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_libgtp.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/sgsn_libgtp.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 {
 	struct sgsn_pdp_ctx *pctx = cbp;
 	uint8_t reject_cause;
+	int rc;
 
 	DEBUGP(DGPRS, "Received CREATE PDP CTX CONF, cause=%d(%s)\n",
 		cause, get_value_string(gtp_cause_strs, cause));
@@ -267,10 +268,10 @@
 	pctx->state = PDP_STATE_NONE;
 	if (pdp)
 		pdp_freepdp(pdp);
-	sgsn_pdp_ctx_free(pctx);
 	/* Send PDP CTX ACT REJ to MS */
-	return gsm48_tx_gsm_act_pdp_rej(pctx->mm, pdp->ti, reject_cause,
+	rc = gsm48_tx_gsm_act_pdp_rej(pctx->mm, pctx->ti, reject_cause,
 					0, NULL);
+	sgsn_pdp_ctx_free(pctx);
 
 	return EOF;
 }