diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 8116d06e042cac23a8db557332e6e5456ae2736e..53c8ce4046b207cf6dc65735a8a030932095734d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1403,6 +1403,10 @@ static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	BUG_ON(!pcount);
 
+	/* Adjust hint for FACK. Non-FACK is handled in tcp_sacktag_one(). */
+	if (tcp_is_fack(tp) && (skb == tp->lost_skb_hint))
+		tp->lost_cnt_hint += pcount;
+
 	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->end_seq += shifted;
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq += shifted;