diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index b42fa3b..a6ac0eb 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -1356,6 +1356,8 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	if (ini->is_smcd) {
 		conn->rx_off = sizeof(struct smcd_cdc_msg);
 		smcd_cdc_rx_init(conn); /* init tasklet for this conn */
+	} else {
+		conn->rx_off = 0;
 	}
 #ifndef KERNEL_HAS_ATOMIC64
 	spin_lock_init(&conn->acurs_lock);