diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index ea027ea74ba5..ac56fb7eb394 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -3902,18 +3902,13 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_paddr_thresholds(struct sock *sk,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sctp_setsockopt_recvrcvinfo(struct sock *sk,
-				       char __user *optval,
+static int sctp_setsockopt_recvrcvinfo(struct sock *sk, int *val,
 				       unsigned int optlen)
 {
-	int val;
-
 	if (optlen < sizeof(int))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (get_user(val, (int __user *) optval))
-		return -EFAULT;
 
-	sctp_sk(sk)->recvrcvinfo = (val == 0) ? 0 : 1;
+	sctp_sk(sk)->recvrcvinfo = (*val == 0) ? 0 : 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4695,7 +4690,7 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 							  true);
 		break;
 	case SCTP_RECVRCVINFO:
-		retval = sctp_setsockopt_recvrcvinfo(sk, optval, optlen);
+		retval = sctp_setsockopt_recvrcvinfo(sk, kopt, optlen);
 		break;
 	case SCTP_RECVNXTINFO:
 		retval = sctp_setsockopt_recvnxtinfo(sk, optval, optlen);