diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 5b808089eff8..6025cc509d97 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2932,7 +2932,7 @@ int __tcp_retransmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int segs)
 	if (likely(!err)) {
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked |= TCPCB_EVER_RETRANS;
 	} else if (err != -EBUSY) {
-		NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPRETRANSFAIL);
+		NET_ADD_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPRETRANSFAIL, segs);
 	}
 	return err;
 }