diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
index ff47091c385e..b3950963fc8f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ static void sctp_outq_flush_ctrl(struct sctp_flush_ctx *ctx)
 				ctx->asoc->base.sk->sk_err = -error;
 				return;
 			}
+			ctx->asoc->stats.octrlchunks++;
 			break;
 
 		case SCTP_CID_ABORT:
@@ -935,7 +936,10 @@ static void sctp_outq_flush_ctrl(struct sctp_flush_ctx *ctx)
 
 		case SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT:
 			if (chunk->pmtu_probe) {
-				sctp_packet_singleton(ctx->transport, chunk, ctx->gfp);
+				error = sctp_packet_singleton(ctx->transport,
+							      chunk, ctx->gfp);
+				if (!error)
+					ctx->asoc->stats.octrlchunks++;
 				break;
 			}
 			fallthrough;