diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 0698cad6176367c5a0ad6dffefcf07133304e9fb..922fdd7eb57335e41f7112711210273c6522ec5a 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -1323,6 +1323,8 @@ void sctp_assoc_update_retran_path(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 
 	if (t)
 		asoc->peer.retran_path = t;
+	else
+		t = asoc->peer.retran_path;
 
 	SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK_IPADDR("sctp_assoc_update_retran_path:association"
 				 " %p addr: ",