diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/messaging.c b/drivers/slimbus/messaging.c
index 4ce0cb61e48135f320c0cf520400220faade1694..245e9c7f92cdc42e19c22281feab0fc396712014 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/messaging.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/messaging.c
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ int slim_do_transfer(struct slim_controller *ctrl, struct slim_msg_txn *txn)
 	}
 
 	ret = ctrl->xfer_msg(ctrl, txn);
-
-	if (!ret && need_tid && !txn->msg->comp) {
+	if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
+		slim_free_txn_tid(ctrl, txn);
+	} else if (!ret && need_tid && !txn->msg->comp) {
 		unsigned long ms = txn->rl + HZ;
 
 		timeout = wait_for_completion_timeout(txn->comp,