diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 0720bddff1e9..7a093d0aa0fe 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -914,6 +914,9 @@ static inline void tcp_set_state(struct sock *sk, int state)
 
 static inline void tcp_done(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	if(sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_SENT || sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_RECV)
+		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
+
 	tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
 	tcp_clear_xmit_timers(sk);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index f6f39e814291..4b04c3edd4a9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ void tcp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 			       It can f.e. if SYNs crossed.
 			     */
 		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
-			TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 			sk->sk_err = err;
 
 			sk->sk_error_report(sk);
@@ -874,7 +873,6 @@ int tcp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 drop_and_free:
 	reqsk_free(req);
 drop:
-	TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 0ccb7cb22b15..624e2b2c7f53 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -589,8 +589,10 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk,struct sk_buff *skb,
 		/* RFC793: "second check the RST bit" and
 		 *	   "fourth, check the SYN bit"
 		 */
-		if (flg & (TCP_FLAG_RST|TCP_FLAG_SYN))
+		if (flg & (TCP_FLAG_RST|TCP_FLAG_SYN)) {
+			TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 			goto embryonic_reset;
+		}
 
 		/* ACK sequence verified above, just make sure ACK is
 		 * set.  If ACK not set, just silently drop the packet.
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index b76fd7fba5f5..b843a650be71 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ static void tcp_v6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 	case TCP_SYN_RECV:  /* Cannot happen.
 			       It can, it SYNs are crossed. --ANK */ 
 		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
-			TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 			sk->sk_err = err;
 			sk->sk_error_report(sk);		/* Wake people up to see the error (see connect in sock.c) */
 
@@ -831,7 +830,6 @@ drop:
 	if (req)
 		reqsk_free(req);
 
-	TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 	return 0; /* don't send reset */
 }