diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index d808096f5ab17..f3e71afe9387c 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -4874,11 +4874,12 @@ static struct sock *sctp_clone_sock(struct sock *sk,
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	if (sk->sk_family == AF_INET6) {
-		struct ipv6_pinfo *newnp = inet6_sk(newsk);
+		struct ipv6_pinfo *newnp;
 
 		newinet->pinet6 = &((struct sctp6_sock *)newsk)->inet6;
 		newinet->ipv6_fl_list = NULL;
 
+		newnp = inet6_sk(newsk);
 		memcpy(newnp, inet6_sk(sk), sizeof(struct ipv6_pinfo));
 		newnp->ipv6_mc_list = NULL;
 		newnp->ipv6_ac_list = NULL;