diff --git a/fs/afs/server_list.c b/fs/afs/server_list.c
index 7e7e567a7f8a..d20cd902ef94 100644
--- a/fs/afs/server_list.c
+++ b/fs/afs/server_list.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ struct afs_server_list *afs_alloc_server_list(struct afs_volume *volume,
 				break;
 		if (j < slist->nr_servers) {
 			if (slist->servers[j].server == server) {
-				afs_put_server(volume->cell->net, server,
-					       afs_server_trace_put_slist_isort);
+				afs_unuse_server(volume->cell->net, server,
+						 afs_server_trace_put_slist_isort);
 				continue;
 			}