diff --git a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
index 24960dcb6a21..b05daafd369a 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
@@ -256,10 +256,7 @@ int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sk_buff_head *skb_list)
 	return 1;
 
 out_free:
-	if (skb_list)
-		sctp_queue_purge_ulpevents(skb_list);
-	else
-		sctp_ulpevent_free(event);
+	sctp_queue_purge_ulpevents(skb_list);
 
 	return 0;
 }