diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 23f08fe1d50a..edfcacf3250e 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -1939,10 +1939,8 @@ void sctp_association_free(struct sctp_association *);
 void sctp_association_put(struct sctp_association *);
 void sctp_association_hold(struct sctp_association *);
 
-struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_choose_init_transport(
-	struct sctp_association *);
-struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_choose_shutdown_transport(
-	struct sctp_association *);
+struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_choose_alter_transport(
+	struct sctp_association *, struct sctp_transport *);
 void sctp_assoc_update_retran_path(struct sctp_association *);
 struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_lookup_paddr(const struct sctp_association *,
 					  const union sctp_addr *);
diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 8d3aef9d0615..39f5166ae7af 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -1284,49 +1284,21 @@ void sctp_assoc_update_retran_path(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 				 ntohs(t->ipaddr.v4.sin_port));
 }
 
-/* Choose the transport for sending a INIT packet.  */
-struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_choose_init_transport(
-	struct sctp_association *asoc)
+/* Choose the transport for sending retransmit packet.  */
+struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_choose_alter_transport(
+	struct sctp_association *asoc, struct sctp_transport *last_sent_to)
 {
-	struct sctp_transport *t;
-
-	/* Use the retran path. If the last INIT was sent over the
+	/* If this is the first time packet is sent, use the active path,
+	 * else use the retran path. If the last packet was sent over the
 	 * retran path, update the retran path and use it.
 	 */
-	if (!asoc->init_last_sent_to) {
-		t = asoc->peer.active_path;
-	} else {
-		if (asoc->init_last_sent_to == asoc->peer.retran_path)
-			sctp_assoc_update_retran_path(asoc);
-		t = asoc->peer.retran_path;
-	}
-
-	SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK_IPADDR("sctp_assoc_update_retran_path:association"
-				 " %p addr: ",
-				 " port: %d\n",
-				 asoc,
-				 (&t->ipaddr),
-				 ntohs(t->ipaddr.v4.sin_port));
-
-	return t;
-}
-
-/* Choose the transport for sending a SHUTDOWN packet.  */
-struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_choose_shutdown_transport(
-	struct sctp_association *asoc)
-{
-	/* If this is the first time SHUTDOWN is sent, use the active path,
-	 * else use the retran path. If the last SHUTDOWN was sent over the
-	 * retran path, update the retran path and use it.
-	 */
-	if (!asoc->shutdown_last_sent_to)
+	if (!last_sent_to)
 		return asoc->peer.active_path;
 	else {
-		if (asoc->shutdown_last_sent_to == asoc->peer.retran_path)
+		if (last_sent_to == asoc->peer.retran_path)
 			sctp_assoc_update_retran_path(asoc);
 		return asoc->peer.retran_path;
 	}
-
 }
 
 /* Update the association's pmtu and frag_point by going through all the
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index e2020eb2c8ca..86426aac1600 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ static void sctp_cmd_setup_t2(sctp_cmd_seq_t *cmds,
 {
 	struct sctp_transport *t;
 
-	t = sctp_assoc_choose_shutdown_transport(asoc);
+	t = sctp_assoc_choose_alter_transport(asoc,
+					      asoc->shutdown_last_sent_to);
 	asoc->shutdown_last_sent_to = t;
 	asoc->timeouts[SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T2_SHUTDOWN] = t->rto;
 	chunk->transport = t;
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ static void sctp_cmd_setup_t4(sctp_cmd_seq_t *cmds,
 {
 	struct sctp_transport *t;
 
-	t = asoc->peer.active_path;
+	t = sctp_assoc_choose_alter_transport(asoc, chunk->transport);
 	asoc->timeouts[SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T4_RTO] = t->rto;
 	chunk->transport = t;
 }
@@ -1379,7 +1380,8 @@ static int sctp_cmd_interpreter(sctp_event_t event_type,
 
 		case SCTP_CMD_INIT_CHOOSE_TRANSPORT:
 			chunk = cmd->obj.ptr;
-			t = sctp_assoc_choose_init_transport(asoc);
+			t = sctp_assoc_choose_alter_transport(asoc,
+						asoc->init_last_sent_to);
 			asoc->init_last_sent_to = t;
 			chunk->transport = t;
 			t->init_sent_count++;