diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 62d3cc155809..a5f2835dbe0f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -999,6 +999,10 @@ static void sctp_assoc_bh_rcv(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (next_hdr->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ECHO) {
 				chunk->auth_chunk = skb_clone(chunk->skb,
 							      GFP_ATOMIC);
+				if (!chunk->auth_chunk) {
+					chunk->pdiscard = 1;
+					continue;
+				}
 				chunk->auth = 1;
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/net/sctp/endpointola.c b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
index dfb1719275db..a15b599b20b7 100644
--- a/net/sctp/endpointola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
@@ -368,6 +368,10 @@ static void sctp_endpoint_bh_rcv(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (next_hdr->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ECHO) {
 				chunk->auth_chunk = skb_clone(chunk->skb,
 								GFP_ATOMIC);
+				if (!chunk->auth_chunk) {
+					chunk->pdiscard = 1;
+					continue;
+				}
 				chunk->auth = 1;
 				continue;
 			}