diff --git a/net/can/j1939/transport.c b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
index d1a9adde677b..e3167619b196 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/transport.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/transport.c
@@ -1074,9 +1074,9 @@ static void __j1939_session_cancel(struct j1939_session *session,
 	lockdep_assert_held(&session->priv->active_session_list_lock);
 
 	session->err = j1939_xtp_abort_to_errno(priv, err);
+	session->state = J1939_SESSION_WAITING_ABORT;
 	/* do not send aborts on incoming broadcasts */
 	if (!j1939_cb_is_broadcast(&session->skcb)) {
-		session->state = J1939_SESSION_WAITING_ABORT;
 		j1939_xtp_tx_abort(priv, &session->skcb,
 				   !session->transmission,
 				   err, session->skcb.addr.pgn);