diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index af8ad6c30b9f..1d38e279e2ef 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -444,6 +444,12 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 
 success:
 	ret = copied;
+	if (READ_ONCE(call->state) == RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
+		read_lock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+		if (call->error < 0)
+			ret = call->error;
+		read_unlock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+	}
 out:
 	call->tx_pending = skb;
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);