diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index a28e4db8a952..18f97ca76b00 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5543,7 +5543,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_established(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (len < (th->doff << 2) || tcp_checksum_complete_user(sk, skb))
 		goto csum_error;
 
-	if (!th->ack)
+	if (!th->ack && !th->rst)
 		goto discard;
 
 	/*
@@ -5988,7 +5988,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			goto discard;
 	}
 
-	if (!th->ack)
+	if (!th->ack && !th->rst)
 		goto discard;
 
 	if (!tcp_validate_incoming(sk, skb, th, 0))