diff --git a/src/flt_spoe.c b/src/flt_spoe.c
index 9d5b3b88a..5dba391a0 100644
--- a/src/flt_spoe.c
+++ b/src/flt_spoe.c
@@ -2969,10 +2969,8 @@ spoe_check_timeouts(struct stream *s, struct filter *filter)
 {
 	struct spoe_context *ctx = filter->ctx;
 
-	if (tick_is_expired(ctx->process_exp, now_ms)) {
+	if (tick_is_expired(ctx->process_exp, now_ms))
 		s->pending_events |= TASK_WOKEN_MSG;
-		spoe_release_buffer(&ctx->buffer, &ctx->buffer_wait);
-	}
 }
 
 /* Called when we are ready to filter data on a channel */