diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 2c244b29a199..0c21c52fc408 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -3721,7 +3721,8 @@ enum sctp_disposition sctp_sf_do_asconf(struct net *net,
 	 * is received unauthenticated it MUST be silently discarded as
 	 * described in [I-D.ietf-tsvwg-sctp-auth].
 	 */
-	if (!net->sctp.addip_noauth && !chunk->auth)
+	if (!asoc->peer.asconf_capable ||
+	    (!net->sctp.addip_noauth && !chunk->auth))
 		return sctp_sf_discard_chunk(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
 					     commands);
 
@@ -3863,7 +3864,8 @@ enum sctp_disposition sctp_sf_do_asconf_ack(struct net *net,
 	 * is received unauthenticated it MUST be silently discarded as
 	 * described in [I-D.ietf-tsvwg-sctp-auth].
 	 */
-	if (!net->sctp.addip_noauth && !asconf_ack->auth)
+	if (!asoc->peer.asconf_capable ||
+	    (!net->sctp.addip_noauth && !asconf_ack->auth))
 		return sctp_sf_discard_chunk(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
 					     commands);