diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index 05565d2b3a61..23b8eb53a569 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -1442,7 +1442,8 @@ ignore_ipip:
 
 	/* do the statistics and put it back */
 	ip_vs_in_stats(cp, skb);
-	if (IPPROTO_TCP == cih->protocol || IPPROTO_UDP == cih->protocol)
+	if (IPPROTO_TCP == cih->protocol || IPPROTO_UDP == cih->protocol ||
+	    IPPROTO_SCTP == cih->protocol)
 		offset += 2 * sizeof(__u16);
 	verdict = ip_vs_icmp_xmit(skb, cp, pp, offset, hooknum, &ciph);