diff --git a/net/udp/udp_sendto_buffered.c b/net/udp/udp_sendto_buffered.c
index f4f8e031907..be4785d0e80 100644
--- a/net/udp/udp_sendto_buffered.c
+++ b/net/udp/udp_sendto_buffered.c
@@ -895,10 +895,10 @@ ssize_t psock_udp_sendto(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR const void *buf,
           conn_unlock(&conn->sconn);
           goto errout_with_wrb;
         }
-
-      conn_unlock(&conn->sconn);
     }
 
+  conn_unlock(&conn->sconn);
+
   /* Return the number of bytes that will be sent */
 
   return len;