diff --git a/src/core/tcp.c b/src/core/tcp.c
index 70a44590..81576d3c 100644
--- a/src/core/tcp.c
+++ b/src/core/tcp.c
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ void
 tcp_abandon(struct tcp_pcb *pcb, int reset)
 {
   u32_t seqno, ackno;
-  u16_t remote_port, local_port;
-  ip_addr_t remote_ip, local_ip;
 #if LWIP_CALLBACK_API  
   tcp_err_fn errf;
 #endif /* LWIP_CALLBACK_API */
@@ -369,10 +367,6 @@ tcp_abandon(struct tcp_pcb *pcb, int reset)
   } else {
     seqno = pcb->snd_nxt;
     ackno = pcb->rcv_nxt;
-    ip_addr_copy(local_ip, pcb->local_ip);
-    ip_addr_copy(remote_ip, pcb->remote_ip);
-    local_port = pcb->local_port;
-    remote_port = pcb->remote_port;
 #if LWIP_CALLBACK_API
     errf = pcb->errf;
 #endif /* LWIP_CALLBACK_API */
@@ -389,12 +383,12 @@ tcp_abandon(struct tcp_pcb *pcb, int reset)
       tcp_segs_free(pcb->ooseq);
     }
 #endif /* TCP_QUEUE_OOSEQ */
-    memp_free(MEMP_TCP_PCB, pcb);
-    TCP_EVENT_ERR(errf, errf_arg, ERR_ABRT);
     if (reset) {
       LWIP_DEBUGF(TCP_RST_DEBUG, ("tcp_abandon: sending RST\n"));
-      tcp_rst(seqno, ackno, &local_ip, &remote_ip, local_port, remote_port);
+      tcp_rst(seqno, ackno, &pcb->local_ip, &pcb->remote_ip, pcb->local_port, pcb->remote_port);
     }
+    memp_free(MEMP_TCP_PCB, pcb);
+    TCP_EVENT_ERR(errf, errf_arg, ERR_ABRT);
   }
 }