{
        struct pep_sock *pn = pep_sk(sk);
        struct pnpipehdr *ph;
+       int err;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHONET_PIPECTRLR
        struct sockaddr_pn spn = {
                .spn_family = AF_PHONET,
                ph->message_id = PNS_PIPE_DATA;
        ph->pipe_handle = pn->pipe_handle;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PHONET_PIPECTRLR
-       return pn_skb_send(sk, skb, &spn);
+       err = pn_skb_send(sk, skb, &spn);
 #else
-       return pn_skb_send(sk, skb, &pipe_srv);
+       err = pn_skb_send(sk, skb, &pipe_srv);
 #endif
+
+       if (err && pn_flow_safe(pn->tx_fc))
+               atomic_inc(&pn->tx_credits);
+       return err;
+
 }
 
 static int pep_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,