diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
index 34163da..3e3e74a 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
 	request->cbfn(hooknum, event, msg, data, request->param);
 	subscr->in_callback = 0;
 
+	if (event != GSM_PAGING_SUCCEEDED)
+		subscr_put_channel(subscr);
+
 	subscr_put(subscr);
 	talloc_free(request);
 	return 0;