diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index 5259abd0fb42..0416073c5600 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -235,12 +235,15 @@ static int do_basic_checks(struct ip_conntrack *conntrack,
 			flag = 1;
 		}
 
-		/* Cookie Ack/Echo chunks not the first OR 
-		   Init / Init Ack / Shutdown compl chunks not the only chunks */
-		if ((sch->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ACK 
+		/*
+		 * Cookie Ack/Echo chunks not the first OR
+		 * Init / Init Ack / Shutdown compl chunks not the only chunks
+		 * OR zero-length.
+		 */
+		if (((sch->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ACK
 			|| sch->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ECHO
 			|| flag)
-		     && count !=0 ) {
+		      && count !=0) || !sch->length) {
 			DEBUGP("Basic checks failed\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index 9cccc325b687..0c6da496cfa9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -240,12 +240,15 @@ static int do_basic_checks(struct nf_conn *conntrack,
 			flag = 1;
 		}
 
-		/* Cookie Ack/Echo chunks not the first OR 
-		   Init / Init Ack / Shutdown compl chunks not the only chunks */
-		if ((sch->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ACK 
+		/*
+		 * Cookie Ack/Echo chunks not the first OR
+		 * Init / Init Ack / Shutdown compl chunks not the only chunks
+		 * OR zero-length.
+		 */
+		if (((sch->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ACK
 			|| sch->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ECHO
 			|| flag)
-		     && count !=0 ) {
+		      && count !=0) || !sch->length) {
 			DEBUGP("Basic checks failed\n");
 			return 1;
 		}