diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c
index c681440d929..92a84d6a299 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_pcb.c
@@ -3640,11 +3640,13 @@ sctp_inpcb_free(struct sctp_inpcb *inp, int immediate, int from)
 	 * macro here since le_next will get freed as part of the
 	 * sctp_free_assoc() call.
 	 */
+	if (so) {
 #ifdef IPSEC
-	if (ip_pcb->inp_sp != NULL) {
 		ipsec_delete_pcbpolicy(ip_pcb);
+#endif				/* IPSEC */
+
+		/* Unlocks not needed since the socket is gone now */
 	}
-#endif
 	if (ip_pcb->inp_options) {
 		(void)sctp_m_free(ip_pcb->inp_options);
 		ip_pcb->inp_options = 0;