diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
index 4081e8a02d..9bf54c2833 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
@@ -3406,8 +3406,8 @@ begin:
 							status.endp_src_idx,
 							status.endp_dest_idx,
 							status.pkt_len);
-						/* Unexpected HW status */
-						ipa_assert();
+						sys->drop_packet = true;
+						dev_kfree_skb_any(skb2);
 					} else {
 						skb2->truesize = skb2->len +
 						sizeof(struct sk_buff) +