diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 079f150e480d..11716780667c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2035,7 +2035,8 @@ void tcp_enter_loss(struct sock *sk)
  */
 static bool tcp_check_sack_reneging(struct sock *sk, int flag)
 {
-	if (flag & FLAG_SACK_RENEGING) {
+	if (flag & FLAG_SACK_RENEGING &&
+	    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));