diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index b257bb0e2cfec..ab34239a76ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -3082,6 +3082,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 err_dead_proc_or_thread:
 	return_error = BR_DEAD_REPLY;
 	return_error_line = __LINE__;
+	binder_dequeue_work(proc, tcomplete);
 err_translate_failed:
 err_bad_object_type:
 err_bad_offset: