1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 498edb0cd4e5..2ad1caf1ea42 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -727,7 +727,12 @@ void sctp_assoc_control_transport(struct sctp_association *asoc,
                 break;
 
         case SCTP_TRANSPORT_DOWN:
-                transport->state = SCTP_INACTIVE;
+                /* if the transort was never confirmed, do not transition it
+                 * to inactive state.
+                 */
+                if (transport->state != SCTP_UNCONFIRMED)
+                        transport->state = SCTP_INACTIVE;
+
                 spc_state = SCTP_ADDR_UNREACHABLE;
                 break;