diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 4f6cfbc577753c7bef689c07b80991d41a467537..a906e0200ff26144727a1c6c90718cf1fa492dde 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2687,7 +2687,6 @@ static void tcp_enter_recovery(struct sock *sk, bool ece_ack)
  */
 static void tcp_process_loss(struct sock *sk, int flag, bool is_dupack)
 {
-	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	bool recovered = !before(tp->snd_una, tp->high_seq);
 
@@ -2713,12 +2712,9 @@ static void tcp_process_loss(struct sock *sk, int flag, bool is_dupack)
 
 	if (recovered) {
 		/* F-RTO RFC5682 sec 3.1 step 2.a and 1st part of step 3.a */
-		icsk->icsk_retransmits = 0;
 		tcp_try_undo_recovery(sk);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (flag & FLAG_DATA_ACKED)
-		icsk->icsk_retransmits = 0;
 	if (tcp_is_reno(tp)) {
 		/* A Reno DUPACK means new data in F-RTO step 2.b above are
 		 * delivered. Lower inflight to clock out (re)tranmissions.
@@ -3405,8 +3401,10 @@ static int tcp_ack(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb, int flag)
 	    icsk->icsk_pending == ICSK_TIME_LOSS_PROBE)
 		tcp_rearm_rto(sk);
 
-	if (after(ack, prior_snd_una))
+	if (after(ack, prior_snd_una)) {
 		flag |= FLAG_SND_UNA_ADVANCED;
+		icsk->icsk_retransmits = 0;
+	}
 
 	prior_fackets = tp->fackets_out;