diff --git a/src/network/utils/packet-socket.cc b/src/network/utils/packet-socket.cc
index 8f2edf411..876ef77e5 100644
--- a/src/network/utils/packet-socket.cc
+++ b/src/network/utils/packet-socket.cc
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ PacketSocket::SendTo (Ptr<Packet> p, uint32_t flags, const Address &address)
     }
   else
     {
-      return 0;
+      return p->GetSize ();
     }
 }