diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index f791edd64d6c0c..26d06dbcc1c8e1 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -1182,7 +1182,6 @@ void sctp_assoc_update(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	asoc->peer.peer_hmacs = new->peer.peer_hmacs;
 	new->peer.peer_hmacs = NULL;
 
-	sctp_auth_key_put(asoc->asoc_shared_key);
 	sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(asoc, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }