diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 5b4e170b6a34..fe1972aad279 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3536,7 +3536,7 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	case TCP_REPAIR_OPTIONS:
 		if (!tp->repair)
 			err = -EINVAL;
-		else if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
+		else if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED && !tp->bytes_sent)
 			err = tcp_repair_options_est(sk, optval, optlen);
 		else
 			err = -EPERM;