diff --git a/net/sctp/transport.c b/net/sctp/transport.c
index 033696e6f74f..ad158d311ffa 100644
--- a/net/sctp/transport.c
+++ b/net/sctp/transport.c
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ void sctp_transport_reset_hb_timer(struct sctp_transport *transport)
 
 	/* When a data chunk is sent, reset the heartbeat interval.  */
 	expires = jiffies + sctp_transport_timeout(transport);
-	if (time_before(transport->hb_timer.expires, expires) &&
+	if ((time_before(transport->hb_timer.expires, expires) ||
+	     !timer_pending(&transport->hb_timer)) &&
 	    !mod_timer(&transport->hb_timer,
 		       expires + prandom_u32_max(transport->rto)))
 		sctp_transport_hold(transport);