diff --git a/net/sctp/bind_addr.c b/net/sctp/bind_addr.c
index a27511ebc4cb..ceefda025e2d 100644
--- a/net/sctp/bind_addr.c
+++ b/net/sctp/bind_addr.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ int sctp_add_bind_addr(struct sctp_bind_addr *bp, union sctp_addr *new,
 int sctp_del_bind_addr(struct sctp_bind_addr *bp, union sctp_addr *del_addr)
 {
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr, *temp;
+	int found = 0;
 
 	/* We hold the socket lock when calling this function,
 	 * and that acts as a writer synchronizing lock.
@@ -216,13 +217,14 @@ int sctp_del_bind_addr(struct sctp_bind_addr *bp, union sctp_addr *del_addr)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(addr, temp, &bp->address_list, list) {
 		if (sctp_cmp_addr_exact(&addr->a, del_addr)) {
 			/* Found the exact match. */
+			found = 1;
 			addr->valid = 0;
 			list_del_rcu(&addr->list);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (addr && !addr->valid) {
+	if (found) {
 		call_rcu(&addr->rcu, sctp_local_addr_free);
 		SCTP_DBG_OBJCNT_DEC(addr);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 87f940587d5f..9aa0733aee87 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static int sctp_inet6addr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
 	struct inet6_ifaddr *ifa = (struct inet6_ifaddr *)ptr;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr = NULL;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *temp;
+	int found = 0;
 
 	switch (ev) {
 	case NETDEV_UP:
@@ -111,13 +112,14 @@ static int sctp_inet6addr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
 					&sctp_local_addr_list, list) {
 			if (ipv6_addr_equal(&addr->a.v6.sin6_addr,
 					     &ifa->addr)) {
+				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;
 	}
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 688546dccd82..ad0a4069b95b 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ static int sctp_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
 	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 @@ static int sctp_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long ev,
 		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;
 	}