diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 601f01e5c15f..290873bac89b 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ static inline void afs_make_op_call(struct afs_operation *op, struct afs_call *c
 {
 	struct afs_addr_list *alist = op->estate->addresses;
 
-	op->call	= call;
+	op->call	= afs_get_call(call, afs_call_trace_get);
 	op->type	= call->type;
 	call->op	= op;
 	call->key	= op->key;
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@ static inline void afs_make_op_call(struct afs_operation *op, struct afs_call *c
 	call->peer	= rxrpc_kernel_get_peer(alist->addrs[op->addr_index].peer);
 	call->service_id = op->server->service_id;
 	afs_make_call(call, gfp);
+	afs_put_call(call);
 }
 
 static inline void afs_extract_begin(struct afs_call *call, void *buf, size_t size)