diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
index 057a9d0..a2fa0f4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 			/* ERROR: we cannot have both! */
 			LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_ERROR, "SMPP Cannot have payload in "
 				"TLV _and_ in the header\n");
+			subscr_put(dest);
 			return ESME_ROPTPARNOTALLWD;
 		}
 		sms_msg = t->value.octet;
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@
 	} else {
 		LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_ERROR,
 			"SMPP neither message payload nor valid sm_length.\n");
+		subscr_put(dest);
 		return ESME_RINVPARLEN;
 	}