diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index f03af84edf63..ba81fe3ccab8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -3633,7 +3633,9 @@ SCTP_STATIC void sctp_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	sctp_endpoint_free(ep);
 	atomic_dec(&sctp_sockets_allocated);
+	local_bh_disable();
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, -1);
+	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
 /* API 4.1.7 shutdown() - TCP Style Syntax