diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_input.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_input.c
index fa108a394de9..d0769435d2e6 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_input.c
@@ -4069,8 +4069,10 @@ __attribute__((noinline))
 	if (chk == NULL) {
 		return (ret_code);
 	}
+	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_STREAM_RESET;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 0;
+	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->no_fr_allowed = 0;
 	chk->book_size = chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr);
diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c
index 7cbb30fc8a8a..265be3e8d775 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c
@@ -8925,16 +8925,11 @@ sctp_queue_op_err(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct mbuf *op_err)
 		return;
 	}
 	chk->send_size = 0;
-	mat = op_err;
-	while (mat != NULL) {
+	for (mat = op_err; mat != NULL; mat = SCTP_BUF_NEXT(mat)) {
 		chk->send_size += SCTP_BUF_LEN(mat);
-		mat = SCTP_BUF_NEXT(mat);
 	}
-	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_OPERATION_ERROR;
-	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
 	chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 	chk->snd_count = 0;
-	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->data = op_err;
 	chk->whoTo = NULL;
@@ -9022,12 +9017,12 @@ sctp_send_cookie_echo(struct mbuf *m,
 		return (-5);
 	}
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
-	chk->send_size = plen;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_COOKIE_ECHO;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 0;
+	chk->flags = CHUNK_FLAGS_FRAGMENT_OK;
+	chk->send_size = plen;
 	chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 	chk->snd_count = 0;
-	chk->flags = CHUNK_FLAGS_FRAGMENT_OK;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->data = cookie;
 	chk->whoTo = net;
@@ -9090,12 +9085,12 @@ sctp_send_heartbeat_ack(struct sctp_tcb *stcb,
 		return;
 	}
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
-	chk->send_size = chk_length;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_HEARTBEAT_ACK;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+	chk->flags = 0;
+	chk->send_size = chk_length;
 	chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 	chk->snd_count = 0;
-	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->data = outchain;
 	chk->whoTo = net;
@@ -9127,12 +9122,12 @@ sctp_send_cookie_ack(struct sctp_tcb *stcb)
 		return;
 	}
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
-	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr);
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_COOKIE_ACK;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+	chk->flags = 0;
+	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr);
 	chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 	chk->snd_count = 0;
-	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->data = cookie_ack;
 	if (chk->asoc->last_control_chunk_from != NULL) {
@@ -9173,9 +9168,10 @@ sctp_send_shutdown_ack(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net)
 		return;
 	}
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
-	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr);
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_SHUTDOWN_ACK;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+	chk->flags = 0;
+	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr);
 	chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 	chk->snd_count = 0;
 	chk->flags = 0;
@@ -9216,9 +9212,10 @@ sctp_send_shutdown(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net)
 		return;
 	}
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
-	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_shutdown_chunk);
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_SHUTDOWN;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+	chk->flags = 0;
+	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_shutdown_chunk);
 	chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 	chk->snd_count = 0;
 	chk->flags = 0;
@@ -9269,13 +9266,13 @@ sctp_send_asconf(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net, int addr_locked)
 		return;
 	}
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
-	chk->data = m_asconf;
-	chk->send_size = len;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_ASCONF;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 0;
+	chk->flags = CHUNK_FLAGS_FRAGMENT_OK;
+	chk->data = m_asconf;
+	chk->send_size = len;
 	chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 	chk->snd_count = 0;
-	chk->flags = CHUNK_FLAGS_FRAGMENT_OK;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->whoTo = net;
 	if (chk->whoTo) {
@@ -9364,7 +9361,9 @@ sctp_send_asconf_ack(struct sctp_tcb *stcb)
 			return;
 		}
 		chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
-
+		chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_ASCONF_ACK;
+		chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+		chk->flags = CHUNK_FLAGS_FRAGMENT_OK;
 		chk->whoTo = net;
 		if (chk->whoTo) {
 			atomic_add_int(&chk->whoTo->ref_count, 1);
@@ -9373,11 +9372,8 @@ sctp_send_asconf_ack(struct sctp_tcb *stcb)
 		chk->send_size = 0;
 		/* Get size */
 		chk->send_size = ack->len;
-		chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_ASCONF_ACK;
-		chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
 		chk->sent = SCTP_DATAGRAM_UNSENT;
 		chk->snd_count = 0;
-		chk->flags |= CHUNK_FLAGS_FRAGMENT_OK;	/* XXX */
 		chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 
 		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&chk->asoc->control_send_queue, chk, sctp_next);
@@ -10257,6 +10253,7 @@ send_forward_tsn(struct sctp_tcb *stcb,
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_FORWARD_CUM_TSN;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 0;
+	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = asoc;
 	chk->whoTo = NULL;
 	chk->data = sctp_get_mbuf_for_msg(MCLBYTES, 0, M_NOWAIT, 1, MT_DATA);
@@ -10490,6 +10487,7 @@ sctp_send_sack(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, int so_locked
 	/* Clear our pkt counts */
 	asoc->data_pkts_seen = 0;
 
+	a_chk->flags = 0;
 	a_chk->asoc = asoc;
 	a_chk->snd_count = 0;
 	a_chk->send_size = 0;	/* fill in later */
@@ -11267,6 +11265,7 @@ sctp_send_hb(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net, int so_locked
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_HEARTBEAT_REQUEST;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_heartbeat_chunk);
 
@@ -11368,10 +11367,11 @@ sctp_send_ecn_echo(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net,
 	if (chk == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
-	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
 	SCTP_STAT_INCR(sctps_queue_upd_ecne);
+	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_ECN_ECHO;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 0;
+	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_ecne_chunk);
 	chk->data = sctp_get_mbuf_for_msg(chk->send_size, 0, M_NOWAIT, 1, MT_HEADER);
@@ -11431,6 +11431,9 @@ sctp_send_packet_dropped(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net,
 		return;
 	}
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
+	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_PACKET_DROPPED;
+	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+	chk->flags = 0;
 	len -= iphlen;
 	chk->send_size = len;
 	/* Validate that we do not have an ABORT in here. */
@@ -11517,8 +11520,6 @@ sctp_send_packet_dropped(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net,
 	} else {
 		chk->whoTo = NULL;
 	}
-	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_PACKET_DROPPED;
-	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
 	drp->ch.chunk_type = SCTP_PACKET_DROPPED;
 	drp->ch.chunk_length = htons(chk->send_size);
 	spc = SCTP_SB_LIMIT_RCV(stcb->sctp_socket);
@@ -11584,6 +11585,7 @@ sctp_send_cwr(struct sctp_tcb *stcb, struct sctp_nets *net, uint32_t high_tsn, u
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_ECN_CWR;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 1;
+	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->send_size = sizeof(struct sctp_cwr_chunk);
 	chk->data = sctp_get_mbuf_for_msg(chk->send_size, 0, M_NOWAIT, 1, MT_HEADER);
@@ -11895,6 +11897,7 @@ sctp_send_str_reset_req(struct sctp_tcb *stcb,
 	chk->copy_by_ref = 0;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.id = SCTP_STREAM_RESET;
 	chk->rec.chunk_id.can_take_data = 0;
+	chk->flags = 0;
 	chk->asoc = &stcb->asoc;
 	chk->book_size = sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr);
 	chk->send_size = SCTP_SIZE32(chk->book_size);