diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 26c936930e927fe42ba64da212492b522885e424..d6edb98fd526b6471c34dd197d8c429a5c9ffb9f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2482,7 +2482,7 @@ static void tcp_try_to_open(struct sock *sk, int flag)
 
 	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 
-	if (tp->retrans_out == 0)
+	if (!tp->frto_counter && tp->retrans_out == 0)
 		tp->retrans_stamp = 0;
 
 	if (flag & FLAG_ECE)