diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 8c05c25018d5d5d73ba7cc421db3d14cf0b453a7..8e9c28dccb80b979a86655592853809ef4220d4d 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1573,6 +1573,8 @@ int tcp4_proc_init(void);
 void tcp4_proc_exit(void);
 #endif
 
+int tcp_rtx_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
+
 /* TCP af-specific functions */
 struct tcp_sock_af_ops {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index b5945ac5087667d8dc19855c251eb8711b5ff6a6..597dd9d7521042dcc502b84fce5afd2f554d6a76 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -845,18 +845,6 @@ static int tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int tcp_v4_rtx_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
-{
-	const struct  tcp_request_sock_ops *af_ops = tcp_rsk(req)->af_specific;
-	int res = af_ops->send_synack(sk, NULL, NULL, req, 0, NULL);
-
-	if (!res) {
-		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_RETRANSSEGS);
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNRETRANS);
-	}
-	return res;
-}
-
 /*
  *	IPv4 request_sock destructor.
  */
@@ -1269,7 +1257,7 @@ static struct dst_entry *tcp_v4_route_req(struct sock *sk, struct flowi *fl,
 struct request_sock_ops tcp_request_sock_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.family		=	PF_INET,
 	.obj_size	=	sizeof(struct tcp_request_sock),
-	.rtx_syn_ack	=	tcp_v4_rtx_synack,
+	.rtx_syn_ack	=	tcp_rtx_synack,
 	.send_ack	=	tcp_v4_reqsk_send_ack,
 	.destructor	=	tcp_v4_reqsk_destructor,
 	.send_reset	=	tcp_v4_send_reset,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index d92bce0ea24ec54fb559941979906337d68881ad..f8f2a944a1ce091f216d7ca7968667419fe6ed0a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -3299,3 +3299,18 @@ void tcp_send_probe0(struct sock *sk)
 					  TCP_RTO_MAX);
 	}
 }
+
+int tcp_rtx_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
+{
+	const struct tcp_request_sock_ops *af_ops = tcp_rsk(req)->af_specific;
+	struct flowi fl;
+	int res;
+
+	res = af_ops->send_synack(sk, NULL, &fl, req, 0, NULL);
+	if (!res) {
+		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_RETRANSSEGS);
+		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNRETRANS);
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_rtx_synack);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 210b6105afede12b03011ea305cb731beb084a86..41389bbb08c03a2a52f6dc7919b52e0b65c3eade 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -506,19 +506,6 @@ static int tcp_v6_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int tcp_v6_rtx_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
-{
-	const struct tcp_request_sock_ops *af_ops = tcp_rsk(req)->af_specific;
-	struct flowi fl;
-	int res;
-
-	res = af_ops->send_synack(sk, NULL, &fl, req, 0, NULL);
-	if (!res) {
-		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_RETRANSSEGS);
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNRETRANS);
-	}
-	return res;
-}
 
 static void tcp_v6_reqsk_destructor(struct request_sock *req)
 {
@@ -759,7 +746,7 @@ static struct dst_entry *tcp_v6_route_req(struct sock *sk, struct flowi *fl,
 struct request_sock_ops tcp6_request_sock_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.family		=	AF_INET6,
 	.obj_size	=	sizeof(struct tcp6_request_sock),
-	.rtx_syn_ack	=	tcp_v6_rtx_synack,
+	.rtx_syn_ack	=	tcp_rtx_synack,
 	.send_ack	=	tcp_v6_reqsk_send_ack,
 	.destructor	=	tcp_v6_reqsk_destructor,
 	.send_reset	=	tcp_v6_send_reset,