diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 7f18262e2326ac4d7963347d7458273a325caa64..65caf8b95e1722b62fcdbcfae9526f7d529a6557 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ static bool tcp_write_xmit(struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now, int nonagle,
 		if (unlikely(!tcp_snd_wnd_test(tp, skb, mss_now)))
 			break;
 
-		if (tso_segs == 1) {
+		if (tso_segs == 1 || !max_segs) {
 			if (unlikely(!tcp_nagle_test(tp, skb, mss_now,
 						     (tcp_skb_is_last(sk, skb) ?
 						      nonagle : TCP_NAGLE_PUSH))))
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ static bool tcp_write_xmit(struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now, int nonagle,
 		}
 
 		limit = mss_now;
-		if (tso_segs > 1 && !tcp_urg_mode(tp))
+		if (tso_segs > 1 && max_segs && !tcp_urg_mode(tp))
 			limit = tcp_mss_split_point(sk, skb, mss_now,
 						    min_t(unsigned int,
 							  cwnd_quota,