diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index d0ad3554c3332b5f32c48e7dcf28cf05484754a8..4cd0b50d4e46c77613377435a0f41b84a90d4e7d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	/* Don't do any loss probe on a Fast Open connection before 3WHS
 	 * finishes.
 	 */
-	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_RECV)
+	if (tp->fastopen_rsk)
 		return false;
 
 	/* TLP is only scheduled when next timer event is RTO. */
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	/* Schedule a loss probe in 2*RTT for SACK capable connections
 	 * in Open state, that are either limited by cwnd or application.
 	 */
-	if (sysctl_tcp_early_retrans < 3 || !tp->srtt_us || !tp->packets_out ||
+	if (sysctl_tcp_early_retrans < 3 || !tp->packets_out ||
 	    !tcp_is_sack(tp) || inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Open)
 		return false;
 
@@ -2184,9 +2184,10 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 		return false;
 
 	/* Probe timeout is at least 1.5*rtt + TCP_DELACK_MAX to account
-	 * for delayed ack when there's one outstanding packet.
+	 * for delayed ack when there's one outstanding packet. If no RTT
+	 * sample is available then probe after TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT.
 	 */
-	timeout = rtt << 1;
+	timeout = rtt << 1 ? : TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT;
 	if (tp->packets_out == 1)
 		timeout = max_t(u32, timeout,
 				(rtt + (rtt >> 1) + TCP_DELACK_MAX));