diff --git a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_input.c b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_input.c
index ae20c4038..20ca1336b 100755
--- a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_input.c
+++ b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctp_input.c
@@ -4999,6 +4999,8 @@ sctp_process_control(struct mbuf *m, int iphlen, int *offset, int length,
 				 */
 				if ((netp != NULL) && (*netp != NULL))
 					stcb->asoc.last_control_chunk_from = *netp;
+				else
+					stcb->asoc.last_control_chunk_from = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 #ifdef SCTP_AUDITING_ENABLED