diff --git a/src/tbf_dl.cpp b/src/tbf_dl.cpp
index 9e06917..01cd173 100644
--- a/src/tbf_dl.cpp
+++ b/src/tbf_dl.cpp
@@ -607,8 +607,7 @@
 	/* check for downlink tbf:  */
 	if (old_tbf) {
 		LOGPTBFDL(this, LOGL_DEBUG, "Send dowlink assignment on PACCH, because %s exists\n", old_tbf->name());
-		TBF_SET_ASS_STATE_DL(old_tbf, GPRS_RLCMAC_DL_ASS_SEND_ASS);
-		old_tbf->was_releasing = old_tbf->state_is(TBF_ST_WAIT_RELEASE);
+		osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(old_tbf->dl_ass_fsm.fi, TBF_DL_ASS_EV_SCHED_ASS, NULL);
 
 		/* change state */
 		osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(this->state_fsm.fi, TBF_EV_ASSIGN_ADD_PACCH, NULL);
@@ -618,7 +617,6 @@
 	} else {
 		LOGPTBFDL(this, LOGL_DEBUG, "Send dowlink assignment on PCH, no TBF exist (IMSI=%s)\n",
 			  imsi());
-		was_releasing = state_is(TBF_ST_WAIT_RELEASE);
 
 		/* change state */
 		osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(this->state_fsm.fi, TBF_EV_ASSIGN_ADD_CCCH, NULL);