diff --git a/net/can/j1939/transport.c b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
index bb5c4b8979be..bfb0718d4587 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/transport.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
@@ -1237,12 +1237,11 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart j1939_tp_rxtimer(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 		session->err = -ETIME;
 		j1939_session_deactivate(session);
 	} else {
-		netdev_alert(priv->ndev, "%s: 0x%p: rx timeout, send abort\n",
-			     __func__, session);
-
 		j1939_session_list_lock(session->priv);
 		if (session->state >= J1939_SESSION_ACTIVE &&
 		    session->state < J1939_SESSION_ACTIVE_MAX) {
+			netdev_alert(priv->ndev, "%s: 0x%p: rx timeout, send abort\n",
+				     __func__, session);
 			j1939_session_get(session);
 			hrtimer_start(&session->rxtimer,
 				      ms_to_ktime(J1939_XTP_ABORT_TIMEOUT_MS),