diff --git a/src/tcp/control.rs b/src/tcp/control.rs
index 12d5bd1..fa67c2b 100644
--- a/src/tcp/control.rs
+++ b/src/tcp/control.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ impl ControlChannel {
 		let size = rx.read_u32().await?;
 		let mut buffer = vec![0u8; size as usize];
 		rx.read_exact(&mut buffer).await?;
+		drop(rx);
 		super::proto::Packet::decode(id, &buffer)
 	}
 }