diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index edfa15d2e795..486b4048850d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2024,14 +2024,22 @@ ppp_mp_reconstruct(struct ppp *ppp)
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (PPP_MP_CB(p)->sequence != seq) {
+			u32 oldseq;
 			/* Fragment `seq' is missing.  If it is after
 			   minseq, it might arrive later, so stop here. */
 			if (seq_after(seq, minseq))
 				break;
 			/* Fragment `seq' is lost, keep going. */
 			lost = 1;
+			oldseq = seq;
 			seq = seq_before(minseq, PPP_MP_CB(p)->sequence)?
 				minseq + 1: PPP_MP_CB(p)->sequence;
+
+			if (ppp->debug & 1)
+				netdev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, ppp->dev,
+					      "lost frag %u..%u\n",
+					      oldseq, seq-1);
+
 			goto again;
 		}
 
@@ -2076,6 +2084,10 @@ ppp_mp_reconstruct(struct ppp *ppp)
 			struct sk_buff *tmp2;
 
 			skb_queue_reverse_walk_from_safe(list, p, tmp2) {
+				if (ppp->debug & 1)
+					netdev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, ppp->dev,
+						      "discarding frag %u\n",
+						      PPP_MP_CB(p)->sequence);
 				__skb_unlink(p, list);
 				kfree_skb(p);
 			}
@@ -2091,6 +2103,17 @@ ppp_mp_reconstruct(struct ppp *ppp)
 		/* If we have discarded any fragments,
 		   signal a receive error. */
 		if (PPP_MP_CB(head)->sequence != ppp->nextseq) {
+			skb_queue_walk_safe(list, p, tmp) {
+				if (p == head)
+					break;
+				if (ppp->debug & 1)
+					netdev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, ppp->dev,
+						      "discarding frag %u\n",
+						      PPP_MP_CB(p)->sequence);
+				__skb_unlink(p, list);
+				kfree_skb(p);
+			}
+
 			if (ppp->debug & 1)
 				netdev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, ppp->dev,
 					      "  missed pkts %u..%u\n",