diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index c3d293dc8281..f71991520ad6 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -4333,6 +4333,9 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_violation(struct net *net,
 {
 	struct sctp_chunk *chunk = arg;
 
+	if (!sctp_vtag_verify(chunk, asoc))
+		return sctp_sf_pdiscard(net, ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);
+
 	/* Make sure that the chunk has a valid length. */
 	if (!sctp_chunk_length_valid(chunk, sizeof(sctp_chunkhdr_t)))
 		return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,