diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 864741fae418..9494cfa51106 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -436,9 +436,10 @@ void sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable(struct sock *sk,
 		if (timer_pending(&t->proto_unreach_timer))
 			return;
 		else {
-			if (!mod_timer(&t->proto_unreach_timer,
-						jiffies + (HZ/20)))
-				sctp_transport_hold(t);
+			sctp_transport_hold(t);
+			if (mod_timer(&t->proto_unreach_timer,
+				      jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+				sctp_transport_put(t);
 		}
 	} else {
 		struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index 0d99b7e8c082..35f540fb15fc 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -244,8 +244,9 @@ void sctp_generate_t3_rtx_event(struct timer_list *t)
 		pr_debug("%s: sock is busy\n", __func__);
 
 		/* Try again later.  */
-		if (!mod_timer(&transport->T3_rtx_timer, jiffies + (HZ/20)))
-			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		if (mod_timer(&transport->T3_rtx_timer, jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+			sctp_transport_put(transport);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -280,8 +281,9 @@ static void sctp_generate_timeout_event(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			 timeout_type);
 
 		/* Try again later.  */
-		if (!mod_timer(&asoc->timers[timeout_type], jiffies + (HZ/20)))
-			sctp_association_hold(asoc);
+		sctp_association_hold(asoc);
+		if (mod_timer(&asoc->timers[timeout_type], jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+			sctp_association_put(asoc);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -378,8 +380,9 @@ void sctp_generate_heartbeat_event(struct timer_list *t)
 		pr_debug("%s: sock is busy\n", __func__);
 
 		/* Try again later.  */
-		if (!mod_timer(&transport->hb_timer, jiffies + (HZ/20)))
-			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		if (mod_timer(&transport->hb_timer, jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+			sctp_transport_put(transport);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -388,8 +391,9 @@ void sctp_generate_heartbeat_event(struct timer_list *t)
 	timeout = sctp_transport_timeout(transport);
 	if (elapsed < timeout) {
 		elapsed = timeout - elapsed;
-		if (!mod_timer(&transport->hb_timer, jiffies + elapsed))
-			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		if (mod_timer(&transport->hb_timer, jiffies + elapsed))
+			sctp_transport_put(transport);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -422,9 +426,10 @@ void sctp_generate_proto_unreach_event(struct timer_list *t)
 		pr_debug("%s: sock is busy\n", __func__);
 
 		/* Try again later.  */
-		if (!mod_timer(&transport->proto_unreach_timer,
-				jiffies + (HZ/20)))
-			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		if (mod_timer(&transport->proto_unreach_timer,
+			      jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+			sctp_transport_put(transport);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -458,8 +463,9 @@ void sctp_generate_reconf_event(struct timer_list *t)
 		pr_debug("%s: sock is busy\n", __func__);
 
 		/* Try again later.  */
-		if (!mod_timer(&transport->reconf_timer, jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
-			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		if (mod_timer(&transport->reconf_timer, jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+			sctp_transport_put(transport);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -495,8 +501,9 @@ void sctp_generate_probe_event(struct timer_list *t)
 		pr_debug("%s: sock is busy\n", __func__);
 
 		/* Try again later.  */
-		if (!mod_timer(&transport->probe_timer, jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
-			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		if (mod_timer(&transport->probe_timer, jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+			sctp_transport_put(transport);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}