diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index b3815b568e8e..463c4a58d2c3 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ void sctp_generate_reconf_event(struct timer_list *t)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	/* This happens when the response arrives after the timer is triggered. */
+	if (!asoc->strreset_chunk)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	error = sctp_do_sm(net, SCTP_EVENT_T_TIMEOUT,
 			   SCTP_ST_TIMEOUT(SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_RECONF),
 			   asoc->state, asoc->ep, asoc,