diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 85ea578195d4..4e09398009c1 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void tcp_push_one(struct sock *, unsigned int mss_now);
 void tcp_send_ack(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_send_delayed_ack(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_send_loss_probe(struct sock *sk);
-bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk);
+bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk, bool advancing_rto);
 void tcp_skb_collapse_tstamp(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     const struct sk_buff *next_skb);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index f844c06c0676..734cfc8ff76e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2964,7 +2964,7 @@ void tcp_rearm_rto(struct sock *sk)
 /* Try to schedule a loss probe; if that doesn't work, then schedule an RTO. */
 static void tcp_set_xmit_timer(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (!tcp_schedule_loss_probe(sk))
+	if (!tcp_schedule_loss_probe(sk, true))
 		tcp_rearm_rto(sk);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 540b7d92cc70..a4d214c7b506 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2391,7 +2391,7 @@ repair:
 
 		/* Send one loss probe per tail loss episode. */
 		if (push_one != 2)
-			tcp_schedule_loss_probe(sk);
+			tcp_schedule_loss_probe(sk, false);
 		is_cwnd_limited |= (tcp_packets_in_flight(tp) >= tp->snd_cwnd);
 		tcp_cwnd_validate(sk, is_cwnd_limited);
 		return false;
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ repair:
 	return !tp->packets_out && !tcp_write_queue_empty(sk);
 }
 
-bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
+bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk, bool advancing_rto)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
@@ -2440,7 +2440,9 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 
 	/* If the RTO formula yields an earlier time, then use that time. */
-	rto_delta_us = tcp_rto_delta_us(sk);  /* How far in future is RTO? */
+	rto_delta_us = advancing_rto ?
+			jiffies_to_usecs(inet_csk(sk)->icsk_rto) :
+			tcp_rto_delta_us(sk);  /* How far in future is RTO? */
 	if (rto_delta_us > 0)
 		timeout = min_t(u32, timeout, usecs_to_jiffies(rto_delta_us));