diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 71b75f9d9c1b..faa48ff5cf4b 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -1214,9 +1214,12 @@ static int __sctp_connect(struct sock *sk,
 
 	timeo = sock_sndtimeo(sk, f_flags & O_NONBLOCK);
 
-	err = sctp_wait_for_connect(asoc, &timeo);
-	if ((err == 0 || err == -EINPROGRESS) && assoc_id)
+	if (assoc_id)
 		*assoc_id = asoc->assoc_id;
+	err = sctp_wait_for_connect(asoc, &timeo);
+	/* Note: the asoc may be freed after the return of
+	 * sctp_wait_for_connect.
+	 */
 
 	/* Don't free association on exit. */
 	asoc = NULL;