diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
index f07970207b54..38a46167523f 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_object.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ struct rxrpc_call *rxrpc_new_client_call(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 	 */
 	ret = rxrpc_connect_call(rx, call, cp, srx, gfp);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error;
+		goto error_attached_to_socket;
 
 	trace_rxrpc_call(call->debug_id, rxrpc_call_connected,
 			 atomic_read(&call->usage), here, NULL);
@@ -308,18 +308,29 @@ struct rxrpc_call *rxrpc_new_client_call(struct rxrpc_sock *rx,
 error_dup_user_ID:
 	write_unlock(&rx->call_lock);
 	release_sock(&rx->sk);
-	ret = -EEXIST;
-
-error:
 	__rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, RXRPC_CALL_LOCAL_ERROR,
-				    RX_CALL_DEAD, ret);
+				    RX_CALL_DEAD, -EEXIST);
 	trace_rxrpc_call(call->debug_id, rxrpc_call_error,
-			 atomic_read(&call->usage), here, ERR_PTR(ret));
+			 atomic_read(&call->usage), here, ERR_PTR(-EEXIST));
 	rxrpc_release_call(rx, call);
 	mutex_unlock(&call->user_mutex);
 	rxrpc_put_call(call, rxrpc_call_put);
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	_leave(" = -EEXIST");
+	return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
+
+	/* We got an error, but the call is attached to the socket and is in
+	 * need of release.  However, we might now race with recvmsg() when
+	 * completing the call queues it.  Return 0 from sys_sendmsg() and
+	 * leave the error to recvmsg() to deal with.
+	 */
+error_attached_to_socket:
+	trace_rxrpc_call(call->debug_id, rxrpc_call_error,
+			 atomic_read(&call->usage), here, ERR_PTR(ret));
+	set_bit(RXRPC_CALL_DISCONNECTED, &call->flags);
+	__rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, RXRPC_CALL_LOCAL_ERROR,
+				    RX_CALL_DEAD, ret);
+	_leave(" = c=%08x [err]", call->debug_id);
+	return call;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
index 19e141eeed17..8cbe0bf20ed5 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
@@ -212,9 +212,11 @@ void rxrpc_disconnect_call(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 
 	call->peer->cong_cwnd = call->cong_cwnd;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&conn->params.peer->lock);
-	hlist_del_rcu(&call->error_link);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->params.peer->lock);
+	if (!hlist_unhashed(&call->error_link)) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&call->peer->lock);
+		hlist_del_rcu(&call->error_link);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&call->peer->lock);
+	}
 
 	if (rxrpc_is_client_call(call))
 		return rxrpc_disconnect_client_call(call);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
index 6896a33ef842..4f48e3bdd4b4 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			goto error_unlock_call;
 	}
 
-	if (msg->msg_name) {
+	if (msg->msg_name && call->peer) {
 		struct sockaddr_rxrpc *srx = msg->msg_name;
 		size_t len = sizeof(call->peer->srx);
 
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index 49d03c8c64da..1a340eb0abf7 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -683,6 +683,9 @@ int rxrpc_do_sendmsg(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		if (IS_ERR(call))
 			return PTR_ERR(call);
 		/* ... and we have the call lock. */
+		ret = 0;
+		if (READ_ONCE(call->state) == RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE)
+			goto out_put_unlock;
 	} else {
 		switch (READ_ONCE(call->state)) {
 		case RXRPC_CALL_UNINITIALISED: