diff --git a/net/can/isotp.c b/net/can/isotp.c
index 5bce7c66c121..8c753dcefe7f 100644
--- a/net/can/isotp.c
+++ b/net/can/isotp.c
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ static int isotp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	struct canfd_frame *cf;
 	int ae = (so->opt.flags & CAN_ISOTP_EXTEND_ADDR) ? 1 : 0;
 	int wait_tx_done = (so->opt.flags & CAN_ISOTP_WAIT_TX_DONE) ? 1 : 0;
+	s64 hrtimer_sec = 0;
 	int off;
 	int err;
 
@@ -964,7 +965,9 @@ static int isotp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 		isotp_create_fframe(cf, so, ae);
 
 		/* start timeout for FC */
-		hrtimer_start(&so->txtimer, ktime_set(1, 0), HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
+		hrtimer_sec = 1;
+		hrtimer_start(&so->txtimer, ktime_set(hrtimer_sec, 0),
+			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 	}
 
 	/* send the first or only CAN frame */
@@ -977,6 +980,11 @@ static int isotp_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 	if (err) {
 		pr_notice_once("can-isotp: %s: can_send_ret %pe\n",
 			       __func__, ERR_PTR(err));
+
+		/* no transmission -> no timeout monitoring */
+		if (hrtimer_sec)
+			hrtimer_cancel(&so->txtimer);
+
 		goto err_out_drop;
 	}