diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
index 281c9f9132570afd83a7e11772d49771c8300d6c..dd9ef65ad3ff9e26fbeee30676edb4c99df4e7ad 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int fast_convergence = 1;
 static int max_increment = 16;
 static int low_window = 14;
 static int beta = 819;		/* = 819/1024 (BICTCP_BETA_SCALE) */
-static int initial_ssthresh = 100;
+static int initial_ssthresh;
 static int smooth_part = 20;
 
 module_param(fast_convergence, int, 0644);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
index 14224487b16ba4de368e5b341cbfb6ba5a159014..ebfaac2f9f462854ce98c5e96a707ae5649e8287 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 static int fast_convergence __read_mostly = 1;
 static int max_increment __read_mostly = 16;
 static int beta __read_mostly = 819;	/* = 819/1024 (BICTCP_BETA_SCALE) */
-static int initial_ssthresh __read_mostly = 100;
+static int initial_ssthresh __read_mostly;
 static int bic_scale __read_mostly = 41;
 static int tcp_friendliness __read_mostly = 1;