--- a/master/slave.c	Wed Jan 05 12:26:33 2011 +0100
+++ b/master/slave.c	Wed Jan 05 12:46:12 2011 +0100
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
         EC_SLAVE_WARN(slave, "Discarding SoE request,"
                 " slave about to be deleted.\n");
         request->req.state = EC_INT_REQUEST_FAILURE;
+        kref_put(&request->refcount,ec_master_soe_request_release);
         wake_up(&slave->soe_queue);
     }