diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index b2ab411c6d3728fa7dbdebde045532a7317f5166..14672543cf0bd27bc59976d5cec38d2d3bbcdd2c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -201,11 +201,10 @@ static int tcp_write_timeout(struct sock *sk)
 		if (retransmits_timed_out(sk, net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retries1, 0, 0)) {
 			/* Some middle-boxes may black-hole Fast Open _after_
 			 * the handshake. Therefore we conservatively disable
-			 * Fast Open on this path on recurring timeouts with
-			 * few or zero bytes acked after Fast Open.
+			 * Fast Open on this path on recurring timeouts after
+			 * successful Fast Open.
 			 */
-			if (tp->syn_data_acked &&
-			    tp->bytes_acked <= tp->rx_opt.mss_clamp) {
+			if (tp->syn_data_acked) {
 				tcp_fastopen_cache_set(sk, 0, NULL, true, 0);
 				if (icsk->icsk_retransmits == net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retries1)
 					NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk),