{
        struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
        struct sctp_endpoint *ep;
-       struct sctp_association *asoc;
 
        if (!sctp_style(sk, TCP))
                return;
 
-       if (how & SEND_SHUTDOWN) {
+       ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
+       if (how & SEND_SHUTDOWN && !list_empty(&ep->asocs)) {
+               struct sctp_association *asoc;
+
                sk->sk_state = SCTP_SS_CLOSING;
-               ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
-               if (!list_empty(&ep->asocs)) {
-                       asoc = list_entry(ep->asocs.next,
-                                         struct sctp_association, asocs);
-                       sctp_primitive_SHUTDOWN(net, asoc, NULL);
-               }
+               asoc = list_entry(ep->asocs.next,
+                                 struct sctp_association, asocs);
+               sctp_primitive_SHUTDOWN(net, asoc, NULL);
        }
 }