diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 558bae3cbe0d..16b013a6191c 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ struct sctp_sock {
 		frag_interleave:1,
 		recvrcvinfo:1,
 		recvnxtinfo:1,
-		pending_data_ready:1;
+		data_ready_signalled:1;
 
 	atomic_t pd_mode;
 	/* Receive to here while partial delivery is in effect. */
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index e8f0112f9b28..aa3712259368 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -1741,10 +1741,9 @@ static int sctp_cmd_interpreter(sctp_event_t event_type,
 	} else if (local_cork)
 		error = sctp_outq_uncork(&asoc->outqueue, gfp);
 
-	if (sp->pending_data_ready) {
-		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
-		sp->pending_data_ready = 0;
-	}
+	if (sp->data_ready_signalled)
+		sp->data_ready_signalled = 0;
+
 	return error;
 nomem:
 	error = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
index ec12a8920e5f..ec166d2bd2d9 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static int sctp_ulpq_clear_pd(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq)
 int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sctp_ulpevent *event)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = ulpq->asoc->base.sk;
+	struct sctp_sock *sp = sctp_sk(sk);
 	struct sk_buff_head *queue, *skb_list;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = sctp_event2skb(event);
 	int clear_pd = 0;
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sctp_ulpevent *event)
 		sk_incoming_cpu_update(sk);
 	}
 	/* Check if the user wishes to receive this event.  */
-	if (!sctp_ulpevent_is_enabled(event, &sctp_sk(sk)->subscribe))
+	if (!sctp_ulpevent_is_enabled(event, &sp->subscribe))
 		goto out_free;
 
 	/* If we are in partial delivery mode, post to the lobby until
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sctp_ulpevent *event)
 	 * the association the cause of the partial delivery.
 	 */
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sctp_sk(sk)->pd_mode) == 0) {
+	if (atomic_read(&sp->pd_mode) == 0) {
 		queue = &sk->sk_receive_queue;
 	} else {
 		if (ulpq->pd_mode) {
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sctp_ulpevent *event)
 			if ((event->msg_flags & MSG_NOTIFICATION) ||
 			    (SCTP_DATA_NOT_FRAG ==
 				    (event->msg_flags & SCTP_DATA_FRAG_MASK)))
-				queue = &sctp_sk(sk)->pd_lobby;
+				queue = &sp->pd_lobby;
 			else {
 				clear_pd = event->msg_flags & MSG_EOR;
 				queue = &sk->sk_receive_queue;
@@ -242,10 +243,10 @@ int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sctp_ulpevent *event)
 			 * can queue this to the receive queue instead
 			 * of the lobby.
 			 */
-			if (sctp_sk(sk)->frag_interleave)
+			if (sp->frag_interleave)
 				queue = &sk->sk_receive_queue;
 			else
-				queue = &sctp_sk(sk)->pd_lobby;
+				queue = &sp->pd_lobby;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -264,8 +265,10 @@ int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sctp_ulpevent *event)
 	if (clear_pd)
 		sctp_ulpq_clear_pd(ulpq);
 
-	if (queue == &sk->sk_receive_queue)
-		sctp_sk(sk)->pending_data_ready = 1;
+	if (queue == &sk->sk_receive_queue && !sp->data_ready_signalled) {
+		sp->data_ready_signalled = 1;
+		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+	}
 	return 1;
 
 out_free:
@@ -1126,11 +1129,13 @@ void sctp_ulpq_abort_pd(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct sctp_ulpevent *ev = NULL;
 	struct sock *sk;
+	struct sctp_sock *sp;
 
 	if (!ulpq->pd_mode)
 		return;
 
 	sk = ulpq->asoc->base.sk;
+	sp = sctp_sk(sk);
 	if (sctp_ulpevent_type_enabled(SCTP_PARTIAL_DELIVERY_EVENT,
 				       &sctp_sk(sk)->subscribe))
 		ev = sctp_ulpevent_make_pdapi(ulpq->asoc,
@@ -1140,6 +1145,8 @@ void sctp_ulpq_abort_pd(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, gfp_t gfp)
 		__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, sctp_event2skb(ev));
 
 	/* If there is data waiting, send it up the socket now. */
-	if (sctp_ulpq_clear_pd(ulpq) || ev)
-		sctp_sk(sk)->pending_data_ready = 1;
+	if ((sctp_ulpq_clear_pd(ulpq) || ev) && !sp->data_ready_signalled) {
+		sp->data_ready_signalled = 1;
+		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+	}
 }