diff --git a/ssl/quic/quic_port.c b/ssl/quic/quic_port.c
index 46ca22cc3b..0de384de45 100644
--- a/ssl/quic/quic_port.c
+++ b/ssl/quic/quic_port.c
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ static void port_default_packet_handler(QUIC_URXE *e, void *arg,
     if (!ossl_quic_port_is_running(port))
         goto undesirable;
 
+    if (port_try_handle_stateless_reset(port, e))
+        goto undesirable;
+
     if (dcid != NULL
         && ossl_quic_lcidm_lookup(port->lcidm, dcid, NULL,
                                   (void **)&ch)) {
@@ -507,9 +510,6 @@ static void port_default_packet_handler(QUIC_URXE *e, void *arg,
         return;
     }
 
-    if (port_try_handle_stateless_reset(port, e))
-        goto undesirable;
-
     /*
      * If we have an incoming packet which doesn't match any existing connection
      * we assume this is an attempt to make a new connection. Currently we