diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index a8b38e123f97..5051317162df 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -377,10 +377,11 @@ typedef struct sctp_sender_hb_info {
 	__u64 hb_nonce;
 } sctp_sender_hb_info_t;
 
-int sctp_stream_new(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp);
-int sctp_stream_init(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp);
+int sctp_stream_init(struct sctp_stream *stream, __u16 outcnt, __u16 incnt,
+		     gfp_t gfp);
 void sctp_stream_free(struct sctp_stream *stream);
 void sctp_stream_clear(struct sctp_stream *stream);
+void sctp_stream_update(struct sctp_stream *stream, struct sctp_stream *new);
 
 /* What is the current SSN number for this stream? */
 #define sctp_ssn_peek(stream, type, sid) \
@@ -1750,7 +1751,7 @@ struct sctp_association {
 	__u32 default_rcv_context;
 
 	/* Stream arrays */
-	struct sctp_stream *stream;
+	struct sctp_stream stream;
 
 	/* All outbound chunks go through this structure.  */
 	struct sctp_outq outqueue;
diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 95238284c422..288c5e0cda5d 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ static struct sctp_association *sctp_association_init(struct sctp_association *a
 	if (!sctp_ulpq_init(&asoc->ulpq, asoc))
 		goto fail_init;
 
-	if (sctp_stream_new(asoc, gfp))
+	if (sctp_stream_init(&asoc->stream, asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams,
+			     0, gfp))
 		goto fail_init;
 
 	/* Assume that peer would support both address types unless we are
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ static struct sctp_association *sctp_association_init(struct sctp_association *a
 	return asoc;
 
 stream_free:
-	sctp_stream_free(asoc->stream);
+	sctp_stream_free(&asoc->stream);
 fail_init:
 	sock_put(asoc->base.sk);
 	sctp_endpoint_put(asoc->ep);
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ void sctp_association_free(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 	sctp_tsnmap_free(&asoc->peer.tsn_map);
 
 	/* Free stream information. */
-	sctp_stream_free(asoc->stream);
+	sctp_stream_free(&asoc->stream);
 
 	if (asoc->strreset_chunk)
 		sctp_chunk_free(asoc->strreset_chunk);
@@ -1151,7 +1152,7 @@ void sctp_assoc_update(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		/* Reinitialize SSN for both local streams
 		 * and peer's streams.
 		 */
-		sctp_stream_clear(asoc->stream);
+		sctp_stream_clear(&asoc->stream);
 
 		/* Flush the ULP reassembly and ordered queue.
 		 * Any data there will now be stale and will
@@ -1177,11 +1178,8 @@ void sctp_assoc_update(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		asoc->ctsn_ack_point = asoc->next_tsn - 1;
 		asoc->adv_peer_ack_point = asoc->ctsn_ack_point;
 
-		if (sctp_state(asoc, COOKIE_WAIT)) {
-			sctp_stream_free(asoc->stream);
-			asoc->stream = new->stream;
-			new->stream = NULL;
-		}
+		if (sctp_state(asoc, COOKIE_WAIT))
+			sctp_stream_update(&asoc->stream, &new->stream);
 
 		if (!asoc->assoc_id) {
 			/* get a new association id since we don't have one
diff --git a/net/sctp/chunk.c b/net/sctp/chunk.c
index 697721a7a3f1..81466f6442e8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/chunk.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ int sctp_chunk_abandoned(struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
 	if (SCTP_PR_TTL_ENABLED(chunk->sinfo.sinfo_flags) &&
 	    time_after(jiffies, chunk->msg->expires_at)) {
 		struct sctp_stream_out *streamout =
-			&chunk->asoc->stream->out[chunk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
+			&chunk->asoc->stream.out[chunk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
 
 		if (chunk->sent_count) {
 			chunk->asoc->abandoned_sent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(TTL)]++;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ int sctp_chunk_abandoned(struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
 	} else if (SCTP_PR_RTX_ENABLED(chunk->sinfo.sinfo_flags) &&
 		   chunk->sent_count > chunk->sinfo.sinfo_timetolive) {
 		struct sctp_stream_out *streamout =
-			&chunk->asoc->stream->out[chunk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
+			&chunk->asoc->stream.out[chunk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
 
 		chunk->asoc->abandoned_sent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(RTX)]++;
 		streamout->abandoned_sent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(RTX)]++;
diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
index fe4c3d462f6e..20299df163b9 100644
--- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static int sctp_prsctp_prune_sent(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		sctp_insert_list(&asoc->outqueue.abandoned,
 				 &chk->transmitted_list);
 
-		streamout = &asoc->stream->out[chk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
+		streamout = &asoc->stream.out[chk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
 		asoc->sent_cnt_removable--;
 		asoc->abandoned_sent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(PRIO)]++;
 		streamout->abandoned_sent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(PRIO)]++;
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ static int sctp_prsctp_prune_unsent(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		q->out_qlen -= chk->skb->len;
 		asoc->sent_cnt_removable--;
 		asoc->abandoned_unsent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(PRIO)]++;
-		if (chk->sinfo.sinfo_stream < asoc->stream->outcnt) {
+		if (chk->sinfo.sinfo_stream < asoc->stream.outcnt) {
 			struct sctp_stream_out *streamout =
-				&asoc->stream->out[chk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
+				&asoc->stream.out[chk->sinfo.sinfo_stream];
 
 			streamout->abandoned_unsent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(PRIO)]++;
 		}
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ static void sctp_outq_flush(struct sctp_outq *q, int rtx_timeout, gfp_t gfp)
 			/* RFC 2960 6.5 Every DATA chunk MUST carry a valid
 			 * stream identifier.
 			 */
-			if (chunk->sinfo.sinfo_stream >= asoc->stream->outcnt) {
+			if (chunk->sinfo.sinfo_stream >= asoc->stream.outcnt) {
 
 				/* Mark as failed send. */
 				sctp_chunk_fail(chunk, SCTP_ERROR_INV_STRM);
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ static void sctp_outq_flush(struct sctp_outq *q, int rtx_timeout, gfp_t gfp)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (asoc->stream->out[sid].state == SCTP_STREAM_CLOSED) {
+			if (asoc->stream.out[sid].state == SCTP_STREAM_CLOSED) {
 				sctp_outq_head_data(q, chunk);
 				goto sctp_flush_out;
 			}
diff --git a/net/sctp/proc.c b/net/sctp/proc.c
index a0b29d43627f..5a27d0f03df5 100644
--- a/net/sctp/proc.c
+++ b/net/sctp/proc.c
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ static int sctp_assocs_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	sctp_seq_dump_remote_addrs(seq, assoc);
 	seq_printf(seq, "\t%8lu %5d %5d %4d %4d %4d %8d "
 		   "%8d %8d %8d %8d",
-		assoc->hbinterval, assoc->stream->incnt,
-		assoc->stream->outcnt, assoc->max_retrans,
+		assoc->hbinterval, assoc->stream.incnt,
+		assoc->stream.outcnt, assoc->max_retrans,
 		assoc->init_retries, assoc->shutdown_retries,
 		assoc->rtx_data_chunks,
 		atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc),
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 92e332e17391..bd439edf2d8a 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ void sctp_chunk_assign_ssn(struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
 
 	/* All fragments will be on the same stream */
 	sid = ntohs(chunk->subh.data_hdr->stream);
-	stream = chunk->asoc->stream;
+	stream = &chunk->asoc->stream;
 
 	/* Now assign the sequence number to the entire message.
 	 * All fragments must have the same stream sequence number.
@@ -2454,7 +2454,8 @@ int sctp_process_init(struct sctp_association *asoc, struct sctp_chunk *chunk,
 	 * stream sequence number shall be set to 0.
 	 */
 
-	if (sctp_stream_init(asoc, gfp))
+	if (sctp_stream_init(&asoc->stream, asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams,
+			     asoc->c.sinit_max_instreams, gfp))
 		goto clean_up;
 
 	if (!asoc->temp && sctp_assoc_set_id(asoc, gfp))
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index f863b5573e42..df73190da761 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -3958,7 +3958,7 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_eat_fwd_tsn(struct net *net,
 
 	/* Silently discard the chunk if stream-id is not valid */
 	sctp_walk_fwdtsn(skip, chunk) {
-		if (ntohs(skip->stream) >= asoc->stream->incnt)
+		if (ntohs(skip->stream) >= asoc->stream.incnt)
 			goto discard_noforce;
 	}
 
@@ -4029,7 +4029,7 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_eat_fwd_tsn_fast(
 
 	/* Silently discard the chunk if stream-id is not valid */
 	sctp_walk_fwdtsn(skip, chunk) {
-		if (ntohs(skip->stream) >= asoc->stream->incnt)
+		if (ntohs(skip->stream) >= asoc->stream.incnt)
 			goto gen_shutdown;
 	}
 
@@ -6365,7 +6365,7 @@ static int sctp_eat_data(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	 * and discard the DATA chunk.
 	 */
 	sid = ntohs(data_hdr->stream);
-	if (sid >= asoc->stream->incnt) {
+	if (sid >= asoc->stream.incnt) {
 		/* Mark tsn as received even though we drop it */
 		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPORT_TSN, SCTP_U32(tsn));
 
@@ -6387,7 +6387,7 @@ static int sctp_eat_data(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	 * and is invalid.
 	 */
 	ssn = ntohs(data_hdr->ssn);
-	if (ordered && SSN_lt(ssn, sctp_ssn_peek(asoc->stream, in, sid)))
+	if (ordered && SSN_lt(ssn, sctp_ssn_peek(&asoc->stream, in, sid)))
 		return SCTP_IERROR_PROTO_VIOLATION;
 
 	/* Send the data up to the user.  Note:  Schedule  the
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index f16c8d97b7f3..0822046e4f3f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ static int sctp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t msg_len)
 	}
 
 	/* Check for invalid stream. */
-	if (sinfo->sinfo_stream >= asoc->stream->outcnt) {
+	if (sinfo->sinfo_stream >= asoc->stream.outcnt) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
@@ -4497,8 +4497,8 @@ int sctp_get_sctp_info(struct sock *sk, struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	info->sctpi_rwnd = asoc->a_rwnd;
 	info->sctpi_unackdata = asoc->unack_data;
 	info->sctpi_penddata = sctp_tsnmap_pending(&asoc->peer.tsn_map);
-	info->sctpi_instrms = asoc->stream->incnt;
-	info->sctpi_outstrms = asoc->stream->outcnt;
+	info->sctpi_instrms = asoc->stream.incnt;
+	info->sctpi_outstrms = asoc->stream.outcnt;
 	list_for_each(pos, &asoc->base.inqueue.in_chunk_list)
 		info->sctpi_inqueue++;
 	list_for_each(pos, &asoc->outqueue.out_chunk_list)
@@ -4727,8 +4727,8 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_sctp_status(struct sock *sk, int len,
 	status.sstat_unackdata = asoc->unack_data;
 
 	status.sstat_penddata = sctp_tsnmap_pending(&asoc->peer.tsn_map);
-	status.sstat_instrms = asoc->stream->incnt;
-	status.sstat_outstrms = asoc->stream->outcnt;
+	status.sstat_instrms = asoc->stream.incnt;
+	status.sstat_outstrms = asoc->stream.outcnt;
 	status.sstat_fragmentation_point = asoc->frag_point;
 	status.sstat_primary.spinfo_assoc_id = sctp_assoc2id(transport->asoc);
 	memcpy(&status.sstat_primary.spinfo_address, &transport->ipaddr,
@@ -6600,10 +6600,10 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_pr_streamstatus(struct sock *sk, int len,
 		goto out;
 
 	asoc = sctp_id2assoc(sk, params.sprstat_assoc_id);
-	if (!asoc || params.sprstat_sid >= asoc->stream->outcnt)
+	if (!asoc || params.sprstat_sid >= asoc->stream.outcnt)
 		goto out;
 
-	streamout = &asoc->stream->out[params.sprstat_sid];
+	streamout = &asoc->stream.out[params.sprstat_sid];
 	if (policy == SCTP_PR_SCTP_NONE) {
 		params.sprstat_abandoned_unsent = 0;
 		params.sprstat_abandoned_sent = 0;
diff --git a/net/sctp/stream.c b/net/sctp/stream.c
index dda53a293986..82e6d40052a8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/stream.c
+++ b/net/sctp/stream.c
@@ -35,70 +35,43 @@
 #include <net/sctp/sctp.h>
 #include <net/sctp/sm.h>
 
-int sctp_stream_new(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp)
+int sctp_stream_init(struct sctp_stream *stream, __u16 outcnt, __u16 incnt,
+		     gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	struct sctp_stream *stream;
-	int i;
-
-	stream = kzalloc(sizeof(*stream), gfp);
-	if (!stream)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	stream->outcnt = asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams;
-	stream->out = kcalloc(stream->outcnt, sizeof(*stream->out), gfp);
-	if (!stream->out) {
-		kfree(stream);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < stream->outcnt; i++)
-		stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_OPEN;
-
-	asoc->stream = stream;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int sctp_stream_init(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp)
-{
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Initial stream->out size may be very big, so free it and alloc
 	 * a new one with new outcnt to save memory.
 	 */
 	kfree(stream->out);
-	stream->outcnt = asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams;
-	stream->out = kcalloc(stream->outcnt, sizeof(*stream->out), gfp);
-	if (!stream->out)
-		goto nomem;
 
+	stream->out = kcalloc(outcnt, sizeof(*stream->out), gfp);
+	if (!stream->out)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	stream->outcnt = outcnt;
 	for (i = 0; i < stream->outcnt; i++)
 		stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_OPEN;
 
-	stream->incnt = asoc->c.sinit_max_instreams;
-	stream->in = kcalloc(stream->incnt, sizeof(*stream->in), gfp);
+	if (!incnt)
+		return 0;
+
+	stream->in = kcalloc(incnt, sizeof(*stream->in), gfp);
 	if (!stream->in) {
 		kfree(stream->out);
-		goto nomem;
+		stream->out = NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	stream->incnt = incnt;
+
 	return 0;
-
-nomem:
-	asoc->stream = NULL;
-	kfree(stream);
-
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 void sctp_stream_free(struct sctp_stream *stream)
 {
-	if (unlikely(!stream))
-		return;
-
 	kfree(stream->out);
 	kfree(stream->in);
-	kfree(stream);
 }
 
 void sctp_stream_clear(struct sctp_stream *stream)
@@ -112,6 +85,19 @@ void sctp_stream_clear(struct sctp_stream *stream)
 		stream->in[i].ssn = 0;
 }
 
+void sctp_stream_update(struct sctp_stream *stream, struct sctp_stream *new)
+{
+	sctp_stream_free(stream);
+
+	stream->out = new->out;
+	stream->in  = new->in;
+	stream->outcnt = new->outcnt;
+	stream->incnt  = new->incnt;
+
+	new->out = NULL;
+	new->in  = NULL;
+}
+
 static int sctp_send_reconf(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			    struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
 {
@@ -128,7 +114,7 @@ static int sctp_send_reconf(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 int sctp_send_reset_streams(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			    struct sctp_reset_streams *params)
 {
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	__u16 i, str_nums, *str_list;
 	struct sctp_chunk *chunk;
 	int retval = -EINVAL;
@@ -214,6 +200,7 @@ int sctp_send_reset_streams(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 
 int sctp_send_reset_assoc(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 {
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	struct sctp_chunk *chunk = NULL;
 	int retval;
 	__u16 i;
@@ -230,8 +217,8 @@ int sctp_send_reset_assoc(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Block further xmit of data until this request is completed */
-	for (i = 0; i < asoc->stream->outcnt; i++)
-		asoc->stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_CLOSED;
+	for (i = 0; i < stream->outcnt; i++)
+		stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_CLOSED;
 
 	asoc->strreset_chunk = chunk;
 	sctp_chunk_hold(asoc->strreset_chunk);
@@ -241,8 +228,8 @@ int sctp_send_reset_assoc(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 		sctp_chunk_put(asoc->strreset_chunk);
 		asoc->strreset_chunk = NULL;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < asoc->stream->outcnt; i++)
-			asoc->stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_OPEN;
+		for (i = 0; i < stream->outcnt; i++)
+			stream->out[i].state = SCTP_STREAM_OPEN;
 
 		return retval;
 	}
@@ -255,7 +242,7 @@ int sctp_send_reset_assoc(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 int sctp_send_add_streams(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			  struct sctp_add_streams *params)
 {
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	struct sctp_chunk *chunk = NULL;
 	int retval = -ENOMEM;
 	__u32 outcnt, incnt;
@@ -357,7 +344,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_outreq(
 				struct sctp_ulpevent **evp)
 {
 	struct sctp_strreset_outreq *outreq = param.v;
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	__u16 i, nums, flags = 0, *str_p = NULL;
 	__u32 result = SCTP_STRRESET_DENIED;
 	__u32 request_seq;
@@ -449,7 +436,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_inreq(
 				struct sctp_ulpevent **evp)
 {
 	struct sctp_strreset_inreq *inreq = param.v;
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	__u32 result = SCTP_STRRESET_DENIED;
 	struct sctp_chunk *chunk = NULL;
 	__u16 i, nums, *str_p;
@@ -523,7 +510,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_tsnreq(
 {
 	__u32 init_tsn = 0, next_tsn = 0, max_tsn_seen;
 	struct sctp_strreset_tsnreq *tsnreq = param.v;
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	__u32 result = SCTP_STRRESET_DENIED;
 	__u32 request_seq;
 	__u16 i;
@@ -612,7 +599,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_addstrm_out(
 				struct sctp_ulpevent **evp)
 {
 	struct sctp_strreset_addstrm *addstrm = param.v;
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	__u32 result = SCTP_STRRESET_DENIED;
 	struct sctp_stream_in *streamin;
 	__u32 request_seq, incnt;
@@ -687,7 +674,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_addstrm_in(
 				struct sctp_ulpevent **evp)
 {
 	struct sctp_strreset_addstrm *addstrm = param.v;
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	__u32 result = SCTP_STRRESET_DENIED;
 	struct sctp_stream_out *streamout;
 	struct sctp_chunk *chunk = NULL;
@@ -758,8 +745,8 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_process_strreset_resp(
 				union sctp_params param,
 				struct sctp_ulpevent **evp)
 {
+	struct sctp_stream *stream = &asoc->stream;
 	struct sctp_strreset_resp *resp = param.v;
-	struct sctp_stream *stream = asoc->stream;
 	struct sctp_transport *t;
 	__u16 i, nums, flags = 0;
 	sctp_paramhdr_t *req;
diff --git a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
index aa3624d50278..25f7e4140566 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static void sctp_ulpq_retrieve_ordered(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq,
 	__u16 sid, csid, cssn;
 
 	sid = event->stream;
-	stream  = ulpq->asoc->stream;
+	stream  = &ulpq->asoc->stream;
 
 	event_list = (struct sk_buff_head *) sctp_event2skb(event)->prev;
 
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ static struct sctp_ulpevent *sctp_ulpq_order(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq,
 	/* Note: The stream ID must be verified before this routine.  */
 	sid = event->stream;
 	ssn = event->ssn;
-	stream  = ulpq->asoc->stream;
+	stream  = &ulpq->asoc->stream;
 
 	/* Is this the expected SSN for this stream ID?  */
 	if (ssn != sctp_ssn_peek(stream, in, sid)) {
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static void sctp_ulpq_reap_ordered(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, __u16 sid)
 	struct sk_buff_head *lobby = &ulpq->lobby;
 	__u16 csid, cssn;
 
-	stream = ulpq->asoc->stream;
+	stream = &ulpq->asoc->stream;
 
 	/* We are holding the chunks by stream, by SSN.  */
 	skb_queue_head_init(&temp);
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ void sctp_ulpq_skip(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, __u16 sid, __u16 ssn)
 	struct sctp_stream *stream;
 
 	/* Note: The stream ID must be verified before this routine.  */
-	stream  = ulpq->asoc->stream;
+	stream  = &ulpq->asoc->stream;
 
 	/* Is this an old SSN?  If so ignore. */
 	if (SSN_lt(ssn, sctp_ssn_peek(stream, in, sid)))