diff --git a/net/sctp/stream.c b/net/sctp/stream.c
index eff6008a32ba5e692957daf31d5f405eff77c3b6..4ec3679a1cefc88dae06bba400348d06aa6cec04 100644
--- a/net/sctp/stream.c
+++ b/net/sctp/stream.c
@@ -732,14 +732,14 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_resp(
 
 	if (req->type == SCTP_PARAM_RESET_OUT_REQUEST) {
 		struct sctp_strreset_outreq *outreq;
-		__u16 *str_p = NULL;
+		__u16 *str_p;
 
 		outreq = (struct sctp_strreset_outreq *)req;
+		str_p = outreq->list_of_streams;
 		nums = (ntohs(outreq->param_hdr.length) - sizeof(*outreq)) / 2;
 
 		if (result == SCTP_STRRESET_PERFORMED) {
 			if (nums) {
-				str_p = outreq->list_of_streams;
 				for (i = 0; i < nums; i++)
 					stream->out[ntohs(str_p[i])].ssn = 0;
 			} else {
@@ -757,16 +757,16 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_resp(
 			nums, str_p, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	} else if (req->type == SCTP_PARAM_RESET_IN_REQUEST) {
 		struct sctp_strreset_inreq *inreq;
-		__u16 *str_p = NULL;
+		__u16 *str_p;
 
 		/* if the result is performed, it's impossible for inreq */
 		if (result == SCTP_STRRESET_PERFORMED)
 			return NULL;
 
 		inreq = (struct sctp_strreset_inreq *)req;
+		str_p = inreq->list_of_streams;
 		nums = (ntohs(inreq->param_hdr.length) - sizeof(*inreq)) / 2;
 
-		str_p = inreq->list_of_streams;
 		*evp = sctp_ulpevent_make_stream_reset_event(asoc, flags,
 			nums, str_p, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	} else if (req->type == SCTP_PARAM_RESET_TSN_REQUEST) {