diff --git a/lib/libc/net/sctp_sys_calls.c b/lib/libc/net/sctp_sys_calls.c
index 615b14ede5a..7c3652ff5d3 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/sctp_sys_calls.c
+++ b/lib/libc/net/sctp_sys_calls.c
@@ -405,7 +405,11 @@ sctp_getpaddrs(int sd, sctp_assoc_t id, struct sockaddr **raddrs)
 	opt_len = (socklen_t)sizeof(uint32_t);
 	if (getsockopt(sd, IPPROTO_SCTP, SCTP_GET_REMOTE_ADDR_SIZE,
 	    &size_of_addresses, &opt_len) != 0) {
-		return (-1);
+		if (errno == ENOENT) {
+			return (0);
+		} else {
+			return (-1);
+		}
 	}
 	opt_len = (socklen_t)((size_t)size_of_addresses + sizeof(struct sctp_getaddresses));
 	addrs = calloc(1, (size_t)opt_len);