diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 21fab3edb92cde6bbbbb8aff46b09db948ca8b6f..d73aab3fbfc0de018fa8125421caf3014c89dfbc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1389,9 +1389,7 @@ static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	BUG_ON(!pcount);
 
-	/* Tweak before seqno plays */
-	if (!tcp_is_fack(tp) && tcp_is_sack(tp) && tp->lost_skb_hint &&
-	    !before(TCP_SKB_CB(tp->lost_skb_hint)->seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq))
+	if (skb == tp->lost_skb_hint)
 		tp->lost_cnt_hint += pcount;
 
 	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->end_seq += shifted;