diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
index 247ebc95c1e5..bc411c896216 100644
--- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
@@ -929,7 +929,6 @@ static int sctp_outq_flush(struct sctp_outq *q, int rtx_timeout)
 		}
 
 		/* Finally, transmit new packets.  */
-		start_timer = 0;
 		while ((chunk = sctp_outq_dequeue_data(q)) != NULL) {
 			/* RFC 2960 6.5 Every DATA chunk MUST carry a valid
 			 * stream identifier.
@@ -1028,7 +1027,7 @@ static int sctp_outq_flush(struct sctp_outq *q, int rtx_timeout)
 			list_add_tail(&chunk->transmitted_list,
 				      &transport->transmitted);
 
-			sctp_transport_reset_timers(transport, start_timer-1);
+			sctp_transport_reset_timers(transport, 0);
 
 			q->empty = 0;