diff --git a/net/mctp/af_mctp.c b/net/mctp/af_mctp.c
index a77fafbc31cf..77137a8627d0 100644
--- a/net/mctp/af_mctp.c
+++ b/net/mctp/af_mctp.c
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ static void mctp_sk_unhash(struct sock *sk)
 	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
+static void mctp_sk_destruct(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+}
+
 static struct proto mctp_proto = {
 	.name		= "MCTP",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -330,6 +335,7 @@ static int mctp_pf_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
+	sk->sk_destruct = mctp_sk_destruct;
 
 	rc = 0;
 	if (sk->sk_prot->init)