diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 0ae30c3c8913..e25612e9d082 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -3336,12 +3336,11 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_asconf(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			goto done;
 	}
 done:
-	asoc->peer.addip_serial++;
-
 	/* If we are sending a new ASCONF_ACK hold a reference to it in assoc
 	 * after freeing the reference to old asconf ack if any.
 	 */
 	if (asconf_ack) {
+		asoc->peer.addip_serial++;
 		sctp_chunk_hold(asconf_ack);
 		list_add_tail(&asconf_ack->transmitted_list,
 			      &asoc->asconf_ack_list);