diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index 1f18d53b15ccdfd84356bbd18816a9533f5725c2..94505ad0e8370a1fa1d6130a554298e920a16532 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -6093,7 +6093,7 @@ struct ast_channel *ast_request(const char *type, struct ast_format_cap *request
 
 		if (set_security_requirements(requestor, c)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Setting security requirements failed\n");
-			c = ast_channel_release(c);
+			ast_hangup(c);
 			*cause = AST_CAUSE_BEARERCAPABILITY_NOTAVAIL;
 			return NULL;
 		}