diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
index 69bab88ad66b..bc00410223b0 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
@@ -653,12 +653,10 @@ static inline void sctp_transport_pl_update(struct sctp_transport *t)
 	if (t->pl.state == SCTP_PL_DISABLED)
 		return;
 
-	if (del_timer(&t->probe_timer))
-		sctp_transport_put(t);
-
 	t->pl.state = SCTP_PL_BASE;
 	t->pl.pmtu = SCTP_BASE_PLPMTU;
 	t->pl.probe_size = SCTP_BASE_PLPMTU;
+	sctp_transport_reset_probe_timer(t);
 }
 
 static inline bool sctp_transport_pl_enabled(struct sctp_transport *t)