diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 8472b8b349c4..abd51cef2413 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -599,11 +599,12 @@ struct sctp_transport *sctp_assoc_add_peer(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	/* Check to see if this is a duplicate. */
 	peer = sctp_assoc_lookup_paddr(asoc, addr);
 	if (peer) {
+		/* An UNKNOWN state is only set on transports added by
+		 * user in sctp_connectx() call.  Such transports should be
+		 * considered CONFIRMED per RFC 4960, Section 5.4.
+		 */
 		if (peer->state == SCTP_UNKNOWN) {
-			if (peer_state == SCTP_ACTIVE)
-				peer->state = SCTP_ACTIVE;
-			if (peer_state == SCTP_UNCONFIRMED)
-				peer->state = SCTP_UNCONFIRMED;
+			peer->state = SCTP_ACTIVE;
 		}
 		return peer;
 	}
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index fe94f42fa068..b599cbba4fbe 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -2321,12 +2321,10 @@ clean_up:
 	/* Release the transport structures. */
 	list_for_each_safe(pos, temp, &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list) {
 		transport = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_transport, transports);
-		list_del_init(pos);
-		sctp_transport_free(transport);
+		if (transport->state != SCTP_ACTIVE)
+			sctp_assoc_rm_peer(asoc, transport);
 	}
 
-	asoc->peer.transport_count = 0;
-
 nomem:
 	return 0;
 }