1 files changed, 9 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 17cb400ecd6a..33aed1c6cbd6 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -419,10 +419,17 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_init_ack(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
         if (!retval)
                 goto nomem_chunk;
 
-        /* Per the advice in RFC 2960 6.4, send this reply to
-         * the source of the INIT packet.
+        /* RFC 2960 6.4 Multi-homed SCTP Endpoints
+         *
+         * An endpoint SHOULD transmit reply chunks (e.g., SACK,
+         * HEARTBEAT ACK, * etc.) to the same destination transport
+         * address from which it received the DATA or control chunk
+         * to which it is replying.
+         *
+         * [INIT ACK back to where the INIT came from.]
          */
         retval->transport = chunk->transport;
+
         retval->subh.init_hdr =
                 sctp_addto_chunk(retval, sizeof(initack), &initack);
         retval->param_hdr.v = sctp_addto_chunk(retval, addrs_len, addrs.v);
@@ -461,18 +468,6 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_init_ack(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
         /* We need to remove the const qualifier at this point.  */
         retval->asoc = (struct sctp_association *) asoc;
 
-        /* RFC 2960 6.4 Multi-homed SCTP Endpoints
-         *
-         * An endpoint SHOULD transmit reply chunks (e.g., SACK,
-         * HEARTBEAT ACK, * etc.) to the same destination transport
-         * address from which it received the DATA or control chunk
-         * to which it is replying.
-         *
-         * [INIT ACK back to where the INIT came from.]
-         */
-        if (chunk)
-                retval->transport = chunk->transport;
-
 nomem_chunk:
         kfree(cookie);
 nomem_cookie: