diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index 668e25a76d69..358deb4ff830 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 	} rack;
 	u16	advmss;		/* Advertised MSS			*/
 	u8	compressed_ack;
+	u8	tlp_retrans:1,	/* TLP is a retransmission */
+		unused_1:7;
 	u32	chrono_start;	/* Start time in jiffies of a TCP chrono */
 	u32	chrono_stat[3];	/* Time in jiffies for chrono_stat stats */
 	u8	chrono_type:2,	/* current chronograph type */
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 		save_syn:1,	/* Save headers of SYN packet */
 		is_cwnd_limited:1,/* forward progress limited by snd_cwnd? */
 		syn_smc:1;	/* SYN includes SMC */
-	u32	tlp_high_seq;	/* snd_nxt at the time of TLP retransmit. */
+	u32	tlp_high_seq;	/* snd_nxt at the time of TLP */
 
 	u32	tcp_tx_delay;	/* delay (in usec) added to TX packets */
 	u64	tcp_wstamp_ns;	/* departure time for next sent data packet */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 6d331307beca..5040f7ca37ec 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -3505,10 +3505,8 @@ static void tcp_replace_ts_recent(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 seq)
 	}
 }
 
-/* This routine deals with acks during a TLP episode.
- * We mark the end of a TLP episode on receiving TLP dupack or when
- * ack is after tlp_high_seq.
- * Ref: loss detection algorithm in draft-dukkipati-tcpm-tcp-loss-probe.
+/* This routine deals with acks during a TLP episode and ends an episode by
+ * resetting tlp_high_seq. Ref: TLP algorithm in draft-ietf-tcpm-rack
  */
 static void tcp_process_tlp_ack(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, int flag)
 {
@@ -3517,7 +3515,10 @@ static void tcp_process_tlp_ack(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, int flag)
 	if (before(ack, tp->tlp_high_seq))
 		return;
 
-	if (flag & FLAG_DSACKING_ACK) {
+	if (!tp->tlp_retrans) {
+		/* TLP of new data has been acknowledged */
+		tp->tlp_high_seq = 0;
+	} else if (flag & FLAG_DSACKING_ACK) {
 		/* This DSACK means original and TLP probe arrived; no loss */
 		tp->tlp_high_seq = 0;
 	} else if (after(ack, tp->tlp_high_seq)) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 5dc7485c4076..4407193bd702 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2564,6 +2564,11 @@ void tcp_send_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	int pcount;
 	int mss = tcp_current_mss(sk);
 
+	/* At most one outstanding TLP */
+	if (tp->tlp_high_seq)
+		goto rearm_timer;
+
+	tp->tlp_retrans = 0;
 	skb = tcp_send_head(sk);
 	if (skb && tcp_snd_wnd_test(tp, skb, mss)) {
 		pcount = tp->packets_out;
@@ -2581,10 +2586,6 @@ void tcp_send_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* At most one outstanding TLP retransmission. */
-	if (tp->tlp_high_seq)
-		goto rearm_timer;
-
 	if (skb_still_in_host_queue(sk, skb))
 		goto rearm_timer;
 
@@ -2606,10 +2607,12 @@ void tcp_send_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	if (__tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb, 1))
 		goto rearm_timer;
 
+	tp->tlp_retrans = 1;
+
+probe_sent:
 	/* Record snd_nxt for loss detection. */
 	tp->tlp_high_seq = tp->snd_nxt;
 
-probe_sent:
 	NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPLOSSPROBES);
 	/* Reset s.t. tcp_rearm_rto will restart timer from now */
 	inet_csk(sk)->icsk_pending = 0;