diff --git a/scan_engine.cc b/scan_engine.cc
index 762972562..27ad31468 100644
--- a/scan_engine.cc
+++ b/scan_engine.cc
@@ -4102,10 +4102,6 @@ static bool get_pcap_result(UltraScanInfo *USI, struct timeval *stime) {
 	    /* Yeah!  An open port */
 	    newstate = PORT_OPEN;
 	    current_reason = ER_SYNACK;
-	  } else if (USI->scantype == SYN_SCAN && tcp->th_flags == TH_SYN) {
-	    /* A SYN from a TCP Split Handshake - open port */
-	    newstate = PORT_OPEN;
-	    current_reason = ER_SYN;
 	  } else if (tcp->th_flags & TH_RST) {
 	    current_reason = ER_RESETPEER;
 	    if (USI->scantype == WINDOW_SCAN ) {
@@ -4113,6 +4109,10 @@ static bool get_pcap_result(UltraScanInfo *USI, struct timeval *stime) {
 	    } else if (USI->scantype == ACK_SCAN) {
 	      newstate = PORT_UNFILTERED;
 	    } else newstate = PORT_CLOSED;
+	  } else if (USI->scantype == SYN_SCAN && (tcp->th_flags & TH_SYN)) {
+	    /* A SYN from a TCP Split Handshake - http://nmap.org/misc/split-handshake.pdf - open port */
+	    newstate = PORT_OPEN;
+	    current_reason = ER_SYN;
 	  } else {
 	    if (o.debugging)
 	      error("Received scan response with unexpected TCP flags: %d", tcp->th_flags);