diff --git a/src/sdpd-request.c b/src/sdpd-request.c
index 9e4b6b8..668e190 100644
--- a/src/sdpd-request.c
+++ b/src/sdpd-request.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 	mlen = scanned + sizeof(uint16_t) + 1;
 	// ensure we don't read past buffer
 	if (plen < mlen || plen != mlen + *(uint8_t *)(pdata+sizeof(uint16_t))) {
-		status = SDP_INVALID_PDU_SIZE;
+		status = SDP_INVALID_SYNTAX;
 		goto done;
 	}