diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 53f910bb55087816bf923faa383819f8d22ac8a6..8971cc15d278b0edd8267fed80136f42eb5811a9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ int __tcp_retransmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int segs)
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked |= TCPCB_EVER_RETRANS;
 		trace_tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb);
 	} else if (err != -EBUSY) {
-		NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPRETRANSFAIL);
+		NET_ADD_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPRETRANSFAIL, segs);
 	}
 	return err;
 }