diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 713a669d2058..559f09ac0b22 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -2175,8 +2175,10 @@ enum sctp_disposition sctp_sf_do_5_2_4_dupcook(
 
 	/* Update socket peer label if first association. */
 	if (security_sctp_assoc_request((struct sctp_endpoint *)ep,
-					chunk->skb))
+					chunk->skb)) {
+		sctp_association_free(new_asoc);
 		return sctp_sf_pdiscard(net, ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);
+	}
 
 	/* Set temp so that it won't be added into hashtable */
 	new_asoc->temp = 1;