diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 688546d..ad0a406 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@
 	struct in_ifaddr *ifa = (struct in_ifaddr *)ptr;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr = NULL;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *temp;
+	int found = 0;
 
 	switch (ev) {
 	case NETDEV_UP:
@@ -647,13 +648,14 @@
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(addr, temp,
 					&sctp_local_addr_list, list) {
 			if (addr->a.v4.sin_addr.s_addr == ifa->ifa_local) {
+				found = 1;
 				addr->valid = 0;
 				list_del_rcu(&addr->list);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		spin_unlock_bh(&sctp_local_addr_lock);
-		if (addr && !addr->valid)
+		if (found)
 			call_rcu(&addr->rcu, sctp_local_addr_free);
 		break;
 	}