diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c
index 81f08198b125..57c8ee66491e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ sctp_conn_schedule(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, int af, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			sch = skb_header_pointer(skb, iph->len + sizeof(_sctph),
 						 sizeof(_schunkh), &_schunkh);
 			if (sch) {
-				if (!(sysctl_sloppy_sctp(ipvs) ||
+				if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_ABORT ||
+				    !(sysctl_sloppy_sctp(ipvs) ||
 				      sch->type == SCTP_CID_INIT))
 					return 1;
 				ports = &sh->source;