diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 1f5e6049883e..75efd244f2af 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -3292,6 +3292,7 @@ static int tcp_ack(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int flag)
 	 * log. Something worked...
 	 */
 	sk->sk_err_soft = 0;
+	icsk->icsk_probes_out = 0;
 	tp->rcv_tstamp = tcp_time_stamp;
 	prior_packets = tp->packets_out;
 	if (!prior_packets)
@@ -3324,8 +3325,6 @@ static int tcp_ack(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int flag)
 	return 1;
 
 no_queue:
-	icsk->icsk_probes_out = 0;
-
 	/* If this ack opens up a zero window, clear backoff.  It was
 	 * being used to time the probes, and is probably far higher than
 	 * it needs to be for normal retransmission.