diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index a8772e11dc1c..a5960b9b6741 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ int tcp_fragment(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 len,
 	if (nsize < 0)
 		nsize = 0;
 
-	if (unlikely((sk->sk_wmem_queued >> 1) > sk->sk_sndbuf)) {
+	if (unlikely((sk->sk_wmem_queued >> 1) > sk->sk_sndbuf + 0x20000)) {
 		NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPWQUEUETOOBIG);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}