skb_pull(chunk->skb, sizeof(sctp_shutdownhdr_t));
        chunk->subh.shutdown_hdr = sdh;
 
+       /* API 5.3.1.5 SCTP_SHUTDOWN_EVENT
+        * When a peer sends a SHUTDOWN, SCTP delivers this notification to
+        * inform the application that it should cease sending data.
+        */
+       ev = sctp_ulpevent_make_shutdown_event(asoc, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (!ev) {
+               disposition = SCTP_DISPOSITION_NOMEM;
+               goto out;       
+       }
+       sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_EVENT_ULP, SCTP_ULPEVENT(ev));
+
        /* Upon the reception of the SHUTDOWN, the peer endpoint shall
         *  - enter the SHUTDOWN-RECEIVED state,
         *  - stop accepting new data from its SCTP user
        sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_PROCESS_CTSN,
                        SCTP_U32(chunk->subh.shutdown_hdr->cum_tsn_ack));
 
-       /* API 5.3.1.5 SCTP_SHUTDOWN_EVENT
-        * When a peer sends a SHUTDOWN, SCTP delivers this notification to
-        * inform the application that it should cease sending data.
-        */
-       ev = sctp_ulpevent_make_shutdown_event(asoc, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
-       if (!ev) {
-               disposition = SCTP_DISPOSITION_NOMEM;
-               goto out;       
-       }
-       sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_EVENT_ULP, SCTP_ULPEVENT(ev));
-
 out:
        return disposition;
 }