diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 420fecbb98fe..61584638dba7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ kill:
 				inet_twsk_deschedule_put(tw);
 				return TCP_TW_SUCCESS;
 			}
+		} else {
+			inet_twsk_reschedule(tw, TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN);
 		}
-		inet_twsk_reschedule(tw, TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN);
 
 		if (tmp_opt.saw_tstamp) {
 			tcptw->tw_ts_recent	  = tmp_opt.rcv_tsval;