diff --git a/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc b/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc
index f32e8c8a13..7a17d217f1 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc
@@ -1508,9 +1508,9 @@ SOCKET_ring_create:
         add     eax, SOCKET_MAXDATA
         mov     [esi + RING_BUFFER.end_ptr], eax
         mov     eax, esi
-        pop     esi
 
   .fail:
+        pop     esi
         ret
 
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