diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctputil.c b/sys/netinet/sctputil.c
index 77c6788..66e9ae7 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctputil.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctputil.c
@@ -5205,10 +5205,10 @@ sctp_sorecvmsg(struct socket *so,
 		    rwnd_req, block_allowed, so->so_rcv.sb_cc, uio->uio_resid);
 	}
 	error = sblock(&so->so_rcv, (block_allowed ? SBL_WAIT : 0));
-	sockbuf_lock = 1;
 	if (error) {
 		goto release_unlocked;
 	}
+	sockbuf_lock = 1;
 restart: