diff --git a/net/sctp/transport.c b/net/sctp/transport.c
index ca1eba95c293..2f66a2006517 100644
--- a/net/sctp/transport.c
+++ b/net/sctp/transport.c
@@ -196,9 +196,7 @@ 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) ||
-	     !timer_pending(&transport->hb_timer)) &&
-	    !mod_timer(&transport->hb_timer,
+	if (!mod_timer(&transport->hb_timer,
 		       expires + get_random_u32_below(transport->rto)))
 		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
 }