diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index 69f687740c76..9e9ce570bb9e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ static void tcp_options(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 length, buff);
 	BUG_ON(ptr == NULL);
 
-	state->td_scale =
-	state->flags = 0;
+	state->td_scale = 0;
+	state->flags &= IP_CT_TCP_FLAG_BE_LIBERAL;
 
 	while (length > 0) {
 		int opcode=*ptr++;
@@ -806,6 +806,16 @@ static unsigned int *tcp_get_timeouts(struct net *net)
 	return tcp_pernet(net)->timeouts;
 }
 
+static void nf_ct_tcp_state_reset(struct ip_ct_tcp_state *state)
+{
+	state->td_end		= 0;
+	state->td_maxend	= 0;
+	state->td_maxwin	= 0;
+	state->td_maxack	= 0;
+	state->td_scale		= 0;
+	state->flags		&= IP_CT_TCP_FLAG_BE_LIBERAL;
+}
+
 /* Returns verdict for packet, or -1 for invalid. */
 static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		      const struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -907,8 +917,7 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 			ct->proto.tcp.last_flags &= ~IP_CT_EXP_CHALLENGE_ACK;
 			ct->proto.tcp.seen[ct->proto.tcp.last_dir].flags =
 				ct->proto.tcp.last_flags;
-			memset(&ct->proto.tcp.seen[dir], 0,
-			       sizeof(struct ip_ct_tcp_state));
+			nf_ct_tcp_state_reset(&ct->proto.tcp.seen[dir]);
 			break;
 		}
 		ct->proto.tcp.last_index = index;