diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index c701cff6ea67..8dc65498763c 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -2654,6 +2654,8 @@ static enum sctp_disposition sctp_sf_do_5_2_6_stale(
 
 	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(reply));
 
+	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_DISCARD_PACKET, SCTP_NULL());
+
 	return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 
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