diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index 238adf7..694f749 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -440,14 +440,26 @@
 	/* The check for association's overall error counter exceeding the
 	 * threshold is done in the state function.
 	 */
-	/* When probing UNCONFIRMED addresses, the association overall
-	 * error count is NOT incremented
+	/* We are here due to a timer expiration.  If the timer was
+	 * not a HEARTBEAT, then normal error tracking is done.
+	 * If the timer was a heartbeat, we only increment error counts
+	 * when we already have an outstanding HEARTBEAT that has not
+	 * been acknowledged.
+	 * Additionaly, some tranport states inhibit error increments.
 	 */
-	if (transport->state != SCTP_UNCONFIRMED)
+	if (!is_hb) {
 		asoc->overall_error_count++;
+		if (transport->state != SCTP_INACTIVE)
+			transport->error_count++;
+	 } else if (transport->hb_sent) {
+		if (transport->state != SCTP_UNCONFIRMED)
+			asoc->overall_error_count++;
+		if (transport->state != SCTP_INACTIVE)
+			transport->error_count++;
+	}
 
 	if (transport->state != SCTP_INACTIVE &&
-	    (transport->error_count++ >= transport->pathmaxrxt)) {
+	    (transport->error_count > transport->pathmaxrxt)) {
 		SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK_IPADDR("transport_strike:association %p",
 					 " transport IP: port:%d failed.\n",
 					 asoc,
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 7fb08a6..45b8bca 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
 {
 	struct sctp_transport *transport = (struct sctp_transport *) arg;
 
-	if (asoc->overall_error_count > asoc->max_retrans) {
+	if (asoc->overall_error_count >= asoc->max_retrans) {
 		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_SET_SK_ERR,
 				SCTP_ERROR(ETIMEDOUT));
 		/* CMD_ASSOC_FAILED calls CMD_DELETE_TCB. */