diff --git a/net/ipv6/calipso.c b/net/ipv6/calipso.c
index c07e3da08d2a..24666291c54a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/calipso.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/calipso.c
@@ -1210,6 +1210,10 @@ static int calipso_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
 	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *old, *new;
 	struct sock *sk = sk_to_full_sk(req_to_sk(req));
 
+	/* sk is NULL for SYN+ACK w/ SYN Cookie */
+	if (!sk)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	if (req_inet->ipv6_opt && req_inet->ipv6_opt->hopopt)
 		old = req_inet->ipv6_opt->hopopt;
 	else
@@ -1250,6 +1254,10 @@ static void calipso_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *txopts;
 	struct sock *sk = sk_to_full_sk(req_to_sk(req));
 
+	/* sk is NULL for SYN+ACK w/ SYN Cookie */
+	if (!sk)
+		return;
+
 	if (!req_inet->ipv6_opt || !req_inet->ipv6_opt->hopopt)
 		return;