diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 5462bbbb52ef..911b71b26b0e 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -806,6 +806,9 @@ static int sctp_send_asconf_del_ip(struct sock		*sk,
 			goto skip_mkasconf;
 		}
 
+		if (laddr == NULL)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		/* We do not need RCU protection throughout this loop
 		 * because this is done under a socket lock from the
 		 * setsockopt call.