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diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index 2bc29463e1dc..9f36fe911d08 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -1523,9 +1523,17 @@ static int sctp_cmd_interpreter(enum sctp_event_type event_type,
timeout = asoc->timeouts[cmd->obj.to];
BUG_ON(!timeout);
- timer->expires = jiffies + timeout;
- sctp_association_hold(asoc);
- add_timer(timer);
+ /*
+ * SCTP has a hard time with timer starts. Because we process
+ * timer starts as side effects, it can be hard to tell if we
+ * have already started a timer or not, which leads to BUG
+ * halts when we call add_timer. So here, instead of just starting
+ * a timer, if the timer is already started, and just mod
+ * the timer with the shorter of the two expiration times
+ */
+ if (!timer_pending(timer))
+ sctp_association_hold(asoc);
+ timer_reduce(timer, jiffies + timeout);
break;
case SCTP_CMD_TIMER_RESTART: