diff --git a/net/rds/recv.c b/net/rds/recv.c
index b58f50571782b1921036696d262bba145456dac1..fed53a6c28901c05aa4e4a10d12d2fb7793342d1 100644
--- a/net/rds/recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/recv.c
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ void rds_recv_incoming(struct rds_connection *conn, __be32 saddr, __be32 daddr,
 	cp->cp_next_rx_seq = be64_to_cpu(inc->i_hdr.h_sequence) + 1;
 
 	if (rds_sysctl_ping_enable && inc->i_hdr.h_dport == 0) {
+		if (inc->i_hdr.h_sport == 0) {
+			rdsdebug("ignore ping with 0 sport from 0x%x\n", saddr);
+			goto out;
+		}
 		rds_stats_inc(s_recv_ping);
 		rds_send_pong(cp, inc->i_hdr.h_sport);
 		goto out;