diff --git a/net/can/j1939/transport.c b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
index a86256ab1402..84d63fb29ca1 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/transport.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ static struct j1939_session *j1939_session_new(struct j1939_priv *priv,
 	session->state = J1939_SESSION_NEW;
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&session->skb_queue);
-	skb_queue_tail(&session->skb_queue, skb);
+	skb_queue_tail(&session->skb_queue, skb_get(skb));
 
 	skcb = j1939_skb_to_cb(skb);
 	memcpy(&session->skcb, skcb, sizeof(session->skcb));