diff --git a/net/sctp/sysctl.c b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
index 7f40ed117fc79b31d341b9ae6b32c305022f9d17..a7a9136198fd82be695ca7ed90c0bc8c4a975498 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
@@ -84,17 +84,18 @@ static struct ctl_table sctp_table[] = {
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
 };
 
+/* The following index defines are used in sctp_sysctl_net_register().
+ * If you add new items to the sctp_net_table, please ensure that
+ * the index values of these defines hold the same meaning indicated by
+ * their macro names when they appear in sctp_net_table.
+ */
+#define SCTP_RTO_MIN_IDX       0
+#define SCTP_RTO_MAX_IDX       1
+#define SCTP_PF_RETRANS_IDX    2
+#define SCTP_PS_RETRANS_IDX    3
+
 static struct ctl_table sctp_net_table[] = {
-	{
-		.procname	= "rto_initial",
-		.data		= &init_net.sctp.rto_initial,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1         = SYSCTL_ONE,
-		.extra2         = &timer_max
-	},
-	{
+	[SCTP_RTO_MIN_IDX] = {
 		.procname	= "rto_min",
 		.data		= &init_net.sctp.rto_min,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ static struct ctl_table sctp_net_table[] = {
 		.extra1         = SYSCTL_ONE,
 		.extra2         = &init_net.sctp.rto_max
 	},
-	{
+	[SCTP_RTO_MAX_IDX] =  {
 		.procname	= "rto_max",
 		.data		= &init_net.sctp.rto_max,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
@@ -112,6 +113,33 @@ static struct ctl_table sctp_net_table[] = {
 		.extra1         = &init_net.sctp.rto_min,
 		.extra2         = &timer_max
 	},
+	[SCTP_PF_RETRANS_IDX] = {
+		.procname	= "pf_retrans",
+		.data		= &init_net.sctp.pf_retrans,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= &init_net.sctp.ps_retrans,
+	},
+	[SCTP_PS_RETRANS_IDX] = {
+		.procname	= "ps_retrans",
+		.data		= &init_net.sctp.ps_retrans,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &init_net.sctp.pf_retrans,
+		.extra2		= &ps_retrans_max,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "rto_initial",
+		.data		= &init_net.sctp.rto_initial,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1         = SYSCTL_ONE,
+		.extra2         = &timer_max
+	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "rto_alpha_exp_divisor",
 		.data		= &init_net.sctp.rto_alpha,
@@ -207,24 +235,6 @@ static struct ctl_table sctp_net_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_INT_MAX,
 	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "pf_retrans",
-		.data		= &init_net.sctp.pf_retrans,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= &init_net.sctp.ps_retrans,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "ps_retrans",
-		.data		= &init_net.sctp.ps_retrans,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &init_net.sctp.pf_retrans,
-		.extra2		= &ps_retrans_max,
-	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "sndbuf_policy",
 		.data		= &init_net.sctp.sndbuf_policy,
@@ -597,6 +607,11 @@ int sctp_sysctl_net_register(struct net *net)
 	for (i = 0; table[i].data; i++)
 		table[i].data += (char *)(&net->sctp) - (char *)&init_net.sctp;
 
+	table[SCTP_RTO_MIN_IDX].extra2 = &net->sctp.rto_max;
+	table[SCTP_RTO_MAX_IDX].extra1 = &net->sctp.rto_min;
+	table[SCTP_PF_RETRANS_IDX].extra2 = &net->sctp.ps_retrans;
+	table[SCTP_PS_RETRANS_IDX].extra1 = &net->sctp.pf_retrans;
+
 	net->sctp.sysctl_header = register_net_sysctl(net, "net/sctp", table);
 	if (net->sctp.sysctl_header == NULL) {
 		kfree(table);