diff --git a/transport.go b/transport.go
index 685bdddb1..0e6e6258a 100644
--- a/transport.go
+++ b/transport.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (t *Transport) grabPool(addr net.Addr) *connPool {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.context())
 
 	p = &connPool{
-		refc: 2,
+		refc: 1,
 
 		dial:           t.dial(),
 		dialTimeout:    t.dialTimeout(),