diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 836727e363c46290ab8ef55e9d7b630f1dfac293..016d9d2f8aef40632bd53a98ce0c2176054d526e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ static bool tipc_data_input(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	default:
 		pr_warn("Dropping received illegal msg type\n");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	};
 }