diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 7bbb71081aeb..eea9bdeecba2 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -1493,7 +1493,8 @@ struct sctp_association {
 		 *             : SACK's are not delayed (see Section 6).
 		 */
 		__u8    sack_needed:1,     /* Do we need to sack the peer? */
-			sack_generation:1;
+			sack_generation:1,
+			zero_window_announced:1;
 		__u32	sack_cnt;
 
 		__u32   adaptation_ind;	 /* Adaptation Code point. */
diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
index 0b3d8189f140..c0380cfb16ae 100644
--- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
@@ -1252,6 +1252,7 @@ int sctp_outq_sack(struct sctp_outq *q, struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
 	 */
 
 	sack_a_rwnd = ntohl(sack->a_rwnd);
+	asoc->peer.zero_window_announced = !sack_a_rwnd;
 	outstanding = q->outstanding_bytes;
 
 	if (outstanding < sack_a_rwnd)
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 6f46aa16cb76..cd34a4a34065 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -5412,7 +5412,8 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_do_6_3_3_rtx(struct net *net,
 	SCTP_INC_STATS(net, SCTP_MIB_T3_RTX_EXPIREDS);
 
 	if (asoc->overall_error_count >= asoc->max_retrans) {
-		if (asoc->state == SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_PENDING) {
+		if (asoc->peer.zero_window_announced &&
+		    asoc->state == SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_PENDING) {
 			/*
 			 * We are here likely because the receiver had its rwnd
 			 * closed for a while and we have not been able to