diff --git a/src/chan_alloc.c b/src/chan_alloc.c
index 4658f12..7edde6e 100644
--- a/src/chan_alloc.c
+++ b/src/chan_alloc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* GSM Channel allocation routines
  *
  * (C) 2008 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
- * (C) 2008 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2008, 2009 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
  *
  * All Rights Reserved
  *
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Assume we have GSM04.08 running and send a release */
+	if (lchan->subscr) {
+		gsm48_send_rr_release(lchan);
+	}
+
 	/* spoofed? message */
 	if (lchan->use_count < 0) {
 		DEBUGP(DRLL, "Channel count is negative: %d\n", lchan->use_count);