diff --git a/net/sctp/inqueue.c b/net/sctp/inqueue.c
index 7182c5a450fb..5c1652181805 100644
--- a/net/sctp/inqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/inqueue.c
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ void sctp_inq_init(struct sctp_inq *queue)
 	INIT_WORK(&queue->immediate, NULL);
 }
 
+/* Properly release the chunk which is being worked on. */
+static inline void sctp_inq_chunk_free(struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	if (chunk->head_skb)
+		chunk->skb = chunk->head_skb;
+	sctp_chunk_free(chunk);
+}
+
 /* Release the memory associated with an SCTP inqueue.  */
 void sctp_inq_free(struct sctp_inq *queue)
 {
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ void sctp_inq_free(struct sctp_inq *queue)
 	 * free it as well.
 	 */
 	if (queue->in_progress) {
-		sctp_chunk_free(queue->in_progress);
+		sctp_inq_chunk_free(queue->in_progress);
 		queue->in_progress = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -130,9 +138,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_inq_pop(struct sctp_inq *queue)
 				goto new_skb;
 			}
 
-			if (chunk->head_skb)
-				chunk->skb = chunk->head_skb;
-			sctp_chunk_free(chunk);
+			sctp_inq_chunk_free(chunk);
 			chunk = queue->in_progress = NULL;
 		} else {
 			/* Nothing to do. Next chunk in the packet, please. */