diff --git a/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_sctp.erl b/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_sctp.erl
index 1673ca23187a..623faa8f5a17 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_sctp.erl
+++ b/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_sctp.erl
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ actions([Dir | As], _, S)
 actions([Msg | As], send = Dir, S)
   when is_record(Msg, diameter_packet);
        is_binary(Msg) ->
-    actions(As, Dir, send(Msg, S));
+    send(Msg, actions(As, Dir, S));
 
 actions([Msg | As], recv = Dir, #transport{parent = Pid} = S)
   when is_record(Msg, diameter_packet);
diff --git a/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_tcp.erl b/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_tcp.erl
index 2a442bf1e62e..9c859fdebb04 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_tcp.erl
+++ b/lib/diameter/src/transport/diameter_tcp.erl
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ actions([Dir | As], _, S)
 actions([Msg | As], send = Dir, S)
   when is_binary(Msg);
        is_record(Msg, diameter_packet) ->
-    actions(As, Dir, send(Msg, S));
+    send(Msg, actions(As, Dir, S));
 
 actions([Msg | As], recv = Dir, #transport{parent = Pid} = S)
   when is_binary(Msg);