At least, as suggested

draft-ietf-quic-transport.md

@@ -2733,8 +2733,8 @@ a small packet might result in Stateless Reset not being useful in detecting
 cases of broken connections where only very small packets are sent; such
 failures might only be detected by other means, such as timers.
 
-An endpoint that wants to improve the chances that it triggers a Stateless Reset
-when its peer loses state can pad all packets it sends to 38 octets.
+An endpoint can increase the odds that a packet will trigger a Stateless Reset
+if it cannot be processed by padding it to at least 38 octets.
 
 
 # Frame Types and Formats