diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 8a8a5cf8d8e6..090a2fadf4bb 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -1552,8 +1552,6 @@ static void sctp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&net->sctp.addr_wq_lock);
 
 	sock_put(sk);
-
-	SCTP_DBG_OBJCNT_DEC(sock);
 }
 
 /* Handle EPIPE error. */
@@ -5105,9 +5103,12 @@ static void sctp_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 		sp->do_auto_asconf = 0;
 		list_del(&sp->auto_asconf_list);
 	}
+
 	sctp_endpoint_free(sp->ep);
+
 	sk_sockets_allocated_dec(sk);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, -1);
+	SCTP_DBG_OBJCNT_DEC(sock);
 }
 
 /* Triggered when there are no references on the socket anymore */