diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_windows.c b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
index 12dac030803..15759c398a1 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_windows.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void on_read(void *tcpp, int from_iocp) {
     status = GRPC_ENDPOINT_CB_ERROR;
   } else {
     if (info->bytes_transfered != 0) {
-      sub = gpr_slice_sub(tcp->read_slice, 0, info->bytes_transfered);
+      sub = gpr_slice_sub_no_ref(tcp->read_slice, 0, info->bytes_transfered);
       status = GRPC_ENDPOINT_CB_OK;
       slice = ⊂
       nslices = 1;