diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 6710056fd1b23bda96727c579cae1f0d9695b76e..44250df02ee18c579368de17dc47c548ff70b44c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,8 @@ enum hrtimer_restart tcp_pace_kick(struct hrtimer *timer)
 
 static void tcp_internal_pacing(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+	ktime_t expire, now;
 	u64 len_ns;
 	u32 rate;
 
@@ -1032,12 +1034,28 @@ static void tcp_internal_pacing(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	len_ns = (u64)skb->len * NSEC_PER_SEC;
 	do_div(len_ns, rate);
-	hrtimer_start(&tcp_sk(sk)->pacing_timer,
-		      ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(), len_ns),
+	now = ktime_get();
+	/* If hrtimer is already armed, then our caller has not
+	 * used tcp_pacing_check().
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(hrtimer_is_queued(&tp->pacing_timer))) {
+		expire = hrtimer_get_softexpires(&tp->pacing_timer);
+		if (ktime_after(expire, now))
+			now = expire;
+		if (hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&tp->pacing_timer) == 1)
+			__sock_put(sk);
+	}
+	hrtimer_start(&tp->pacing_timer, ktime_add_ns(now, len_ns),
 		      HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_SOFT);
 	sock_hold(sk);
 }
 
+static bool tcp_pacing_check(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return tcp_needs_internal_pacing(sk) &&
+	       hrtimer_is_queued(&tcp_sk(sk)->pacing_timer);
+}
+
 static void tcp_update_skb_after_send(struct tcp_sock *tp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	skb->skb_mstamp = tp->tcp_mstamp;
@@ -2174,6 +2192,9 @@ static int tcp_mtu_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	if (!tcp_can_coalesce_send_queue_head(sk, probe_size))
 		return -1;
 
+	if (tcp_pacing_check(sk))
+		return -1;
+
 	/* We're allowed to probe.  Build it now. */
 	nskb = sk_stream_alloc_skb(sk, probe_size, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
 	if (!nskb)
@@ -2247,12 +2268,6 @@ static int tcp_mtu_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static bool tcp_pacing_check(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return tcp_needs_internal_pacing(sk) &&
-	       hrtimer_is_queued(&tcp_sk(sk)->pacing_timer);
-}
-
 /* TCP Small Queues :
  * Control number of packets in qdisc/devices to two packets / or ~1 ms.
  * (These limits are doubled for retransmits)