diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index ad7549f1d0ad3799a894b7d9a9a74299efdb06e9..819bf0c8fbdeefe20db07c70c2852c4e528bcfa9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2131,9 +2131,7 @@ void tcp_send_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	if (WARN_ON(!skb || !tcp_skb_pcount(skb)))
 		goto rearm_timer;
 
-	/* Probe with zero data doesn't trigger fast recovery. */
-	if (skb->len > 0)
-		err = __tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb);
+	err = __tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb);
 
 	/* Record snd_nxt for loss detection. */
 	if (likely(!err))