diff --git a/net/sctp/output.c b/net/sctp/output.c
index 08b3cead6503..817174eb5f41 100644
--- a/net/sctp/output.c
+++ b/net/sctp/output.c
@@ -697,13 +697,7 @@ static void sctp_packet_append_data(struct sctp_packet *packet,
 	/* Keep track of how many bytes are in flight to the receiver. */
 	asoc->outqueue.outstanding_bytes += datasize;
 
-	/* Update our view of the receiver's rwnd. Include sk_buff overhead
-	 * while updating peer.rwnd so that it reduces the chances of a
-	 * receiver running out of receive buffer space even when receive
-	 * window is still open. This can happen when a sender is sending
-	 * sending small messages.
-	 */
-	datasize += sizeof(struct sk_buff);
+	/* Update our view of the receiver's rwnd. */
 	if (datasize < rwnd)
 		rwnd -= datasize;
 	else
diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
index 14c2b06028ff..cfeb1d4a1ee6 100644
--- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
@@ -411,8 +411,7 @@ void sctp_retransmit_mark(struct sctp_outq *q,
 					chunk->transport->flight_size -=
 							sctp_data_size(chunk);
 				q->outstanding_bytes -= sctp_data_size(chunk);
-				q->asoc->peer.rwnd += (sctp_data_size(chunk) +
-							sizeof(struct sk_buff));
+				q->asoc->peer.rwnd += sctp_data_size(chunk);
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -432,8 +431,7 @@ void sctp_retransmit_mark(struct sctp_outq *q,
 			 * (Section 7.2.4)), add the data size of those
 			 * chunks to the rwnd.
 			 */
-			q->asoc->peer.rwnd += (sctp_data_size(chunk) +
-						sizeof(struct sk_buff));
+			q->asoc->peer.rwnd += sctp_data_size(chunk);
 			q->outstanding_bytes -= sctp_data_size(chunk);
 			if (chunk->transport)
 				transport->flight_size -= sctp_data_size(chunk);