diff --git a/channels/chan_pjsip.c b/channels/chan_pjsip.c
index 71edb351b55bb3bef1eb31484f9874c3ba924d67..8db3f094fce1596114b1edcbb345802ed0909ddb 100644
--- a/channels/chan_pjsip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_pjsip.c
@@ -630,28 +630,14 @@ static int chan_pjsip_write(struct ast_channel *ast, struct ast_frame *frame)
 struct fixup_data {
 	struct ast_sip_session *session;
 	struct ast_channel *chan;
-	struct ast_channel *oldchan;
 };
 
-static void fixup_data_destroy(struct fixup_data *fix_data)
-{
-	ao2_cleanup(fix_data->session);
-	ast_channel_cleanup(fix_data->chan);
-	ast_channel_cleanup(fix_data->oldchan);
-	ast_free(fix_data);
-}
-
 static int fixup(void *data)
 {
 	struct fixup_data *fix_data = data;
 	struct ast_sip_channel_pvt *channel = ast_channel_tech_pvt(fix_data->chan);
 	struct chan_pjsip_pvt *pvt = channel->pvt;
 
-	if (channel->session->channel != fix_data->oldchan) {
-		fixup_data_destroy(fix_data);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	channel->session->channel = fix_data->chan;
 	if (pvt->media[SIP_MEDIA_AUDIO] && pvt->media[SIP_MEDIA_AUDIO]->rtp) {
 		ast_rtp_instance_set_channel_id(pvt->media[SIP_MEDIA_AUDIO]->rtp, ast_channel_uniqueid(fix_data->chan));
@@ -660,8 +646,6 @@ static int fixup(void *data)
 		ast_rtp_instance_set_channel_id(pvt->media[SIP_MEDIA_VIDEO]->rtp, ast_channel_uniqueid(fix_data->chan));
 	}
 
-	fixup_data_destroy(fix_data);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -669,23 +653,16 @@ static int fixup(void *data)
 static int chan_pjsip_fixup(struct ast_channel *oldchan, struct ast_channel *newchan)
 {
 	struct ast_sip_channel_pvt *channel = ast_channel_tech_pvt(newchan);
-	struct fixup_data *fix_data = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*fix_data));
+	struct fixup_data fix_data;
+
+	fix_data.session = channel->session;
+	fix_data.chan = newchan;
 
-	if (!fix_data) {
+	if (channel->session->channel != oldchan) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	fix_data->session = channel->session;
-	ao2_ref(fix_data->session, +1);
-
-	fix_data->chan = newchan;
-	ast_channel_ref(fix_data->chan);
-
-	fix_data->oldchan = oldchan;
-	ast_channel_ref(fix_data->oldchan);
-
-	if (ast_sip_push_task(channel->session->serializer, fixup, fix_data)) {
-		fixup_data_destroy(fix_data);
+	if (ast_sip_push_task_synchronous(channel->session->serializer, fixup, &fix_data)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to perform channel fixup\n");
 		return -1;
 	}