diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 7994e569644e..9de2c8cdcc51 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1613,6 +1613,8 @@ static inline void tcp_init_send_head(struct sock *sk)
 	sk->sk_send_head = NULL;
 }
 
+static inline void tcp_init_send_head(struct sock *sk);
+
 /* write queue abstraction */
 static inline void tcp_write_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
 {
@@ -1621,6 +1623,7 @@ static inline void tcp_write_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
 	tcp_chrono_stop(sk, TCP_CHRONO_BUSY);
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_write_queue)) != NULL)
 		sk_wmem_free_skb(sk, skb);
+	tcp_init_send_head(sk);
 	sk_mem_reclaim(sk);
 	tcp_clear_all_retrans_hints(tcp_sk(sk));
 	tcp_init_send_head(sk);