diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 7df0d11d375..3b1c19f60ab 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1512,16 +1512,10 @@ void CConnman::SocketHandler()
             }
         }
 
-        //
-        // Send
-        //
-        if (sendSet)
-        {
-            LOCK(pnode->cs_vSend);
-            size_t nBytes = SocketSendData(pnode);
-            if (nBytes) {
-                RecordBytesSent(nBytes);
-            }
+        if (sendSet) {
+            // Send data
+            size_t bytes_sent = WITH_LOCK(pnode->cs_vSend, return SocketSendData(pnode));
+            if (bytes_sent) RecordBytesSent(bytes_sent);
         }
 
         InactivityCheck(pnode);