/* Set the values to the specific association */
        if (asoc) {
-               if (assocparams.sasoc_asocmaxrxt != 0)
+               if (assocparams.sasoc_asocmaxrxt != 0) {
+                       __u32 path_sum = 0;
+                       int   paths = 0;
+                       struct list_head *pos;
+                       struct sctp_transport *peer_addr;
+
+                       list_for_each(pos, &asoc->peer.transport_addr_list) {
+                               peer_addr = list_entry(pos,
+                                               struct sctp_transport,
+                                               transports);
+                               path_sum += peer_addr->pathmaxrxt;
+                               paths++;
+                       }
+
+                       /* Only validate asocmaxrxt if we have more then
+                        * one path/transport.  We do this because path
+                        * retransmissions are only counted when we have more
+                        * then one path.
+                        */
+                       if (paths > 1 &&
+                           assocparams.sasoc_asocmaxrxt > path_sum)
+                               return -EINVAL;
+
                        asoc->max_retrans = assocparams.sasoc_asocmaxrxt;
+               }
+
                if (assocparams.sasoc_cookie_life != 0) {
                        asoc->cookie_life.tv_sec =
                                        assocparams.sasoc_cookie_life / 1000;