SCTP_INC_STATS(SCTP_MIB_OUTCTRLCHUNKS);
        }
 
-discard:
-       sctp_sf_pdiscard(ep, asoc, SCTP_ST_CHUNK(0), arg, commands);
-
        SCTP_INC_STATS(SCTP_MIB_ABORTEDS);
 
+discard:
+       sctp_sf_pdiscard(ep, asoc, SCTP_ST_CHUNK(0), arg, commands);
        return SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT;
 
 nomem_pkt:
        sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_ASSOC_FAILED,
                        SCTP_PERR(SCTP_ERROR_PROTO_VIOLATION));
        SCTP_DEC_STATS(SCTP_MIB_CURRESTAB);
+       SCTP_INC_STATS(SCTP_MIB_ABORTEDS);
 
 discard:
        sctp_sf_pdiscard(ep, asoc, SCTP_ST_CHUNK(0), arg, commands);
-
-       SCTP_INC_STATS(SCTP_MIB_ABORTEDS);
-
        return SCTP_DISPOSITION_ABORT;
 nomem:
        return SCTP_DISPOSITION_NOMEM;