diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/messaging.c b/drivers/slimbus/messaging.c
index ddf0371ad52b2ac2ade379cde840cc6f274bb51f..c1171ec5efeb6b00eb2dbe3180a781ac0eb1f25b 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,