diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 078bcb3858c7..36ee34f483d7 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -8531,6 +8531,7 @@ static int sctp_listen_start(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
 	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sp->ep;
 	struct crypto_shash *tfm = NULL;
 	char alg[32];
+	int err;
 
 	/* Allocate HMAC for generating cookie. */
 	if (!sp->hmac && sp->sctp_hmac_alg) {
@@ -8558,18 +8559,25 @@ static int sctp_listen_start(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
 	inet_sk_set_state(sk, SCTP_SS_LISTENING);
 	if (!ep->base.bind_addr.port) {
 		if (sctp_autobind(sk)) {
-			inet_sk_set_state(sk, SCTP_SS_CLOSED);
-			return -EAGAIN;
+			err = -EAGAIN;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (sctp_get_port(sk, inet_sk(sk)->inet_num)) {
-			inet_sk_set_state(sk, SCTP_SS_CLOSED);
-			return -EADDRINUSE;
+			err = -EADDRINUSE;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	}
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_max_ack_backlog, backlog);
-	return sctp_hash_endpoint(ep);
+	err = sctp_hash_endpoint(ep);
+	if (err)
+		goto err;
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	inet_sk_set_state(sk, SCTP_SS_CLOSED);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*