diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 67fdac9d2d33..f6d1e59c4151 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -6359,7 +6359,7 @@ void sctp_copy_sock(struct sock *newsk, struct sock *sk,
 		    struct sctp_association *asoc)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
-	struct inet_sock *newinet = inet_sk(newsk);
+	struct inet_sock *newinet;
 
 	newsk->sk_type = sk->sk_type;
 	newsk->sk_bound_dev_if = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;