diff --git a/net/sctp/proc.c b/net/sctp/proc.c
index f7da88ae20a5..982a87b3e11f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/proc.c
+++ b/net/sctp/proc.c
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ static void sctp_transport_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
 	struct sctp_ht_iter *iter = seq->private;
 
+	if (v && v != SEQ_START_TOKEN) {
+		struct sctp_transport *transport = v;
+
+		sctp_transport_put(transport);
+	}
+
 	sctp_transport_walk_stop(&iter->hti);
 }
 
@@ -222,6 +228,12 @@ static void *sctp_transport_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct sctp_ht_iter *iter = seq->private;
 
+	if (v && v != SEQ_START_TOKEN) {
+		struct sctp_transport *transport = v;
+
+		sctp_transport_put(transport);
+	}
+
 	++*pos;
 
 	return sctp_transport_get_next(seq_file_net(seq), &iter->hti);
@@ -277,8 +289,6 @@ static int sctp_assocs_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		sk->sk_rcvbuf);
 	seq_printf(seq, "\n");
 
-	sctp_transport_put(transport);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -354,8 +364,6 @@ static int sctp_remaddr_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		seq_printf(seq, "\n");
 	}
 
-	sctp_transport_put(transport);
-
 	return 0;
 }