diff --git a/net/sctp/output.c b/net/sctp/output.c
index 5cbda8f1ddfd..d494100956af 100644
--- a/net/sctp/output.c
+++ b/net/sctp/output.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ struct sctp_packet *sctp_packet_config(struct sctp_packet *packet,
 	SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK("%s: packet:%p vtag:0x%x\n", __func__,
 			  packet, vtag);
 
-	sctp_packet_reset(packet);
 	packet->vtag = vtag;
 
 	if (ecn_capable && sctp_packet_empty(packet)) {