diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index a49fa80b57b9..bf612d954d41 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static void sctp_add_backlog(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 void sctp_icmp_frag_needed(struct sock *sk, struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			   struct sctp_transport *t, __u32 pmtu)
 {
-	if (!t || (t->pathmtu == pmtu))
+	if (!t || (t->pathmtu <= pmtu))
 		return;
 
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {