diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index fa7fb30e4b59..c37028af0db0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -3143,11 +3143,12 @@ void tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(struct sock *sk)
  */
 void sk_forced_mem_schedule(struct sock *sk, int size)
 {
-	int amt;
+	int delta, amt;
 
-	if (size <= sk->sk_forward_alloc)
+	delta = size - sk->sk_forward_alloc;
+	if (delta <= 0)
 		return;
-	amt = sk_mem_pages(size);
+	amt = sk_mem_pages(delta);
 	sk->sk_forward_alloc += amt * SK_MEM_QUANTUM;
 	sk_memory_allocated_add(sk, amt);