diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-input.c b/net/rxrpc/ar-input.c
index 529572f18d1fa56b71a3154c9d822445fffef358..eb7e16276cc1a3130bc6b8555bb3c6893b196b9e 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-input.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-input.c
@@ -606,8 +606,10 @@ static void rxrpc_post_packet_to_call(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 	}
 
 	_debug("dead call");
-	skb->priority = RX_CALL_DEAD;
-	rxrpc_reject_packet(conn->trans->local, skb);
+	if (sp->hdr.type != RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_ABORT) {
+		skb->priority = RX_CALL_DEAD;
+		rxrpc_reject_packet(conn->trans->local, skb);
+	}
 	goto done;
 
 	/* resend last packet of a completed call
@@ -790,8 +792,10 @@ void rxrpc_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int count)
 		skb->priority = RX_CALL_DEAD;
 	}
 
-	_debug("reject");
-	rxrpc_reject_packet(local, skb);
+	if (sp->hdr.type != RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_ABORT) {
+		_debug("reject type %d",sp->hdr.type);
+		rxrpc_reject_packet(local, skb);
+	}
 	rxrpc_put_local(local);
 	_leave(" [no call]");
 	return;