diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index ec3c23adbab4..c3f227c4c356 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2057,16 +2057,17 @@ void tcp_enter_loss(struct sock *sk)
  * restore sanity to the SACK scoreboard. If the apparent reneging
  * persists until this RTO then we'll clear the SACK scoreboard.
  */
-static bool tcp_check_sack_reneging(struct sock *sk, int flag)
+static bool tcp_check_sack_reneging(struct sock *sk, int *ack_flag)
 {
-	if (flag & FLAG_SACK_RENEGING &&
-	    flag & FLAG_SND_UNA_ADVANCED) {
+	if (*ack_flag & FLAG_SACK_RENEGING &&
+	    *ack_flag & FLAG_SND_UNA_ADVANCED) {
 		struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 		unsigned long delay = max(usecs_to_jiffies(tp->srtt_us >> 4),
 					  msecs_to_jiffies(10));
 
 		inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_RETRANS,
 					  delay, TCP_RTO_MAX);
+		*ack_flag &= ~FLAG_SET_XMIT_TIMER;
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
@@ -2840,7 +2841,7 @@ static void tcp_fastretrans_alert(struct sock *sk, const u32 prior_snd_una,
 		tp->prior_ssthresh = 0;
 
 	/* B. In all the states check for reneging SACKs. */
-	if (tcp_check_sack_reneging(sk, flag))
+	if (tcp_check_sack_reneging(sk, ack_flag))
 		return;
 
 	/* C. Check consistency of the current state. */