diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 1995d46afb21..270b20e0907c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				   inet_twsk(sk)->tw_priority : sk->sk_priority;
 		transmit_time = tcp_transmit_time(sk);
 		xfrm_sk_clone_policy(ctl_sk, sk);
+	} else {
+		ctl_sk->sk_mark = 0;
+		ctl_sk->sk_priority = 0;
 	}
 	ip_send_unicast_reply(ctl_sk,
 			      skb, &TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h4.opt,
@@ -812,7 +815,6 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			      &arg, arg.iov[0].iov_len,
 			      transmit_time);
 
-	ctl_sk->sk_mark = 0;
 	xfrm_sk_free_policy(ctl_sk);
 	sock_net_set(ctl_sk, &init_net);
 	__TCP_INC_STATS(net, TCP_MIB_OUTSEGS);
@@ -911,7 +913,6 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_ack(const struct sock *sk,
 			      &arg, arg.iov[0].iov_len,
 			      transmit_time);
 
-	ctl_sk->sk_mark = 0;
 	sock_net_set(ctl_sk, &init_net);
 	__TCP_INC_STATS(net, TCP_MIB_OUTSEGS);
 	local_bh_enable();