diff --git a/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_base.cc b/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_base.cc
index 9cc277cd0..79230702b 100644
--- a/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_base.cc
+++ b/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_base.cc
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void rlc_am::rlc_am_base_tx::discard_sdu(uint32_t discard_sn)
     if (sdu != nullptr && sdu->md.pdcp_sn == discard_sn) {
       tx_sdu_queue.queue.pop_func(sdu);
       sdu = nullptr;
+      return true;
     }
     return false;
   });