diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
index 928db54d51..1098126890 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_ss7/ftmod_sangoma_ss7_main.c
@@ -1599,6 +1599,7 @@ ftdm_status_t ftdm_sangoma_ss7_process_state_change (ftdm_channel_t *ftdmchan)
 			ftdm_channel_t *close_chan = ftdmchan;
 			/* close the channel */
 			SS7_DEBUG_CHAN(ftdmchan,"FTDM Channel Close %s\n", "");
+			sngss7_flush_queue(sngss7_info->event_queue);
 			ftdm_channel_close (&close_chan);
 		}