diff --git a/rust/src/dcerpc/dcerpc.rs b/rust/src/dcerpc/dcerpc.rs
index 9d9b03b97b..751ab40b1c 100644
--- a/rust/src/dcerpc/dcerpc.rs
+++ b/rust/src/dcerpc/dcerpc.rs
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ impl DCERPCState {
             }
             _ => {
                 SCLogDebug!("Unrecognized packet type: {:?}", hdrtype);
-                return AppLayerResult::err();
+                // skip unrecognized packet types such as AUTH3
             }
         }