diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index cd34a4a..22c2bf3 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -4829,7 +4829,8 @@
 
 	retval = SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 
-	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
+	if (abort)
+		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
 
 	/* Even if we can't send the ABORT due to low memory delete the
 	 * TCB.  This is a departure from our typical NOMEM handling.
@@ -4966,7 +4967,8 @@
 			SCTP_TO(SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T1_INIT));
 	retval = SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 
-	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
+	if (abort)
+		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
 
 	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_NEW_STATE,
 			SCTP_STATE(SCTP_STATE_CLOSED));
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 529ed35..ef1d90f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -1516,8 +1516,7 @@
 			struct sctp_chunk *chunk;
 
 			chunk = sctp_make_abort_user(asoc, NULL, 0);
-			if (chunk)
-				sctp_primitive_ABORT(net, asoc, chunk);
+			sctp_primitive_ABORT(net, asoc, chunk);
 		} else
 			sctp_primitive_SHUTDOWN(net, asoc, NULL);
 	}