diff --git a/net/sctp/auth.c b/net/sctp/auth.c
index db6b7373d16c..34964145514e 100644
--- a/net/sctp/auth.c
+++ b/net/sctp/auth.c
@@ -863,12 +863,17 @@ int sctp_auth_set_key(struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
 	}
 
 	list_del_init(&shkey->key_list);
-	sctp_auth_shkey_release(shkey);
 	list_add(&cur_key->key_list, sh_keys);
 
-	if (asoc && asoc->active_key_id == auth_key->sca_keynumber)
-		sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(asoc, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (asoc && asoc->active_key_id == auth_key->sca_keynumber &&
+	    sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(asoc, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		list_del_init(&cur_key->key_list);
+		sctp_auth_shkey_release(cur_key);
+		list_add(&shkey->key_list, sh_keys);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
+	sctp_auth_shkey_release(shkey);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -902,8 +907,13 @@ int sctp_auth_set_active_key(struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (asoc) {
+		__u16  active_key_id = asoc->active_key_id;
+
 		asoc->active_key_id = key_id;
-		sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(asoc, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(asoc, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+			asoc->active_key_id = active_key_id;
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 	} else
 		ep->active_key_id = key_id;