diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index b029757bea03..fec8de73a06f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -1971,8 +1971,14 @@ static int sctp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t msg_len)
 	timeo = sock_sndtimeo(sk, msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 	if (!sctp_wspace(asoc)) {
 		err = sctp_wait_for_sndbuf(asoc, &timeo, msg_len);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			if (err == -ESRCH) {
+				/* asoc is already dead. */
+				new_asoc = NULL;
+				err = -EPIPE;
+			}
 			goto out_free;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* If an address is passed with the sendto/sendmsg call, it is used
@@ -8006,10 +8012,11 @@ static int sctp_wait_for_sndbuf(struct sctp_association *asoc, long *timeo_p,
 	for (;;) {
 		prepare_to_wait_exclusive(&asoc->wait, &wait,
 					  TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		if (asoc->base.dead)
+			goto do_dead;
 		if (!*timeo_p)
 			goto do_nonblock;
-		if (sk->sk_err || asoc->state >= SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_PENDING ||
-		    asoc->base.dead)
+		if (sk->sk_err || asoc->state >= SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_PENDING)
 			goto do_error;
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			goto do_interrupted;
@@ -8034,6 +8041,10 @@ out:
 
 	return err;
 
+do_dead:
+	err = -ESRCH;
+	goto out;
+
 do_error:
 	err = -EPIPE;
 	goto out;