diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.c
index 00150a20f8e..7e8b8b24224 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.c
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ sctp_build_readq_entry(struct sctp_tcb *stcb,
 	read_queue_e->data = dm;
 	read_queue_e->stcb = stcb;
 	read_queue_e->port_from = stcb->rport;
+	if (stcb->asoc.state & SCTP_STATE_ABOUT_TO_BE_FREED) {
+		read_queue_e->do_not_ref_stcb = 1;
+	}
 failed_build:
 	return (read_queue_e);
 }
@@ -775,6 +778,7 @@ sctp_build_readq_entry_from_ctl(struct sctp_queued_to_read *nc, struct sctp_queu
 	atomic_add_int(&nc->whoFrom->ref_count, 1);
 	nc->stcb = control->stcb;
 	nc->port_from = control->port_from;
+	nc->do_not_ref_stcb = control->do_not_ref_stcb;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.h b/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.h
index 3f3099e8ad0..0dcb4951e70 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.h
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_indata.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ sctp_build_readq_entry(struct sctp_tcb *stcb,
 		(_ctl)->data = dm; \
 		(_ctl)->stcb = (in_it); \
 		(_ctl)->port_from = (in_it)->rport; \
+		if ((in_it)->asoc.state & SCTP_STATE_ABOUT_TO_BE_FREED) { \
+			(_ctl)->do_not_ref_stcb = 1; \
+		}\
 	} \
 } while (0)