diff --git a/src/chan_alloc.c b/src/chan_alloc.c
index 98588b1..439a8da 100644
--- a/src/chan_alloc.c
+++ b/src/chan_alloc.c
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@
 void lchan_free(struct gsm_lchan *lchan)
 {
 	lchan->type = GSM_LCHAN_NONE;
-	lchan->subscr = 0;
+	if (lchan->subscr) {
+		subscr_put(lchan->subscr);
+		lchan->subscr = 0;
+	}
 
 	/* stop the timer */
 	del_timer(&lchan->release_timer);