diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 53a5c027f8e3..cd15b695607e 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -261,9 +261,11 @@ static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
 	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_SCTP);
 	label = ip6_make_flowlabel(sock_net(sk), skb, fl6->flowlabel, true, fl6);
 
+	local_bh_disable();
 	udp_tunnel6_xmit_skb(dst, sk, skb, NULL, &fl6->saddr, &fl6->daddr,
 			     tclass, ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst), label,
 			     sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, 0);
+	local_bh_enable();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 828a59b8e7bf..5800e7ee7ea0 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1070,10 +1070,12 @@ static inline int sctp_v4_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
 	skb_reset_inner_mac_header(skb);
 	skb_reset_inner_transport_header(skb);
 	skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_SCTP);
+	local_bh_disable();
 	udp_tunnel_xmit_skb(dst_rtable(dst), sk, skb, fl4->saddr,
 			    fl4->daddr, dscp, ip4_dst_hoplimit(dst), df,
 			    sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, false,
 			    0);
+	local_bh_enable();
 	return 0;
 }