diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index 894b8fa68e5e..23d18fe5de9f 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 	sk_clear_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_NOSPACE, sk);
 
 reload:
+	txb = call->tx_pending;
+	call->tx_pending = NULL;
+	if (txb)
+		rxrpc_see_txbuf(txb, rxrpc_txbuf_see_send_more);
+
 	ret = -EPIPE;
 	if (sk->sk_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN)
 		goto maybe_error;
@@ -329,11 +334,6 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 			goto maybe_error;
 	}
 
-	txb = call->tx_pending;
-	call->tx_pending = NULL;
-	if (txb)
-		rxrpc_see_txbuf(txb, rxrpc_txbuf_see_send_more);
-
 	do {
 		if (!txb) {
 			size_t remain;