diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index b8ea12880fd9..7ace6acbf5fd 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -326,18 +326,6 @@ static inline bool tcp_too_many_orphans(struct sock *sk, int shift)
 
 bool tcp_check_oom(struct sock *sk, int shift);
 
-/* syncookies: remember time of last synqueue overflow */
-static inline void tcp_synq_overflow(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp = jiffies;
-}
-
-/* syncookies: no recent synqueue overflow on this listening socket? */
-static inline bool tcp_synq_no_recent_overflow(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	unsigned long last_overflow = tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp;
-	return time_after(jiffies, last_overflow + TCP_TIMEOUT_FALLBACK);
-}
 
 extern struct proto tcp_prot;
 
@@ -483,13 +471,35 @@ struct sock *cookie_v4_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
  * i.e. a sent cookie is valid only at most for 2*60 seconds (or less if
  * the counter advances immediately after a cookie is generated).
  */
-#define MAX_SYNCOOKIE_AGE 2
+#define MAX_SYNCOOKIE_AGE	2
+#define TCP_SYNCOOKIE_PERIOD	(60 * HZ)
+#define TCP_SYNCOOKIE_VALID	(MAX_SYNCOOKIE_AGE * TCP_SYNCOOKIE_PERIOD)
+
+/* syncookies: remember time of last synqueue overflow
+ * But do not dirty this field too often (once per second is enough)
+ */
+static inline void tcp_synq_overflow(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	unsigned long last_overflow = tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp;
+	unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+	if (time_after(now, last_overflow + HZ))
+		tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp = now;
+}
+
+/* syncookies: no recent synqueue overflow on this listening socket? */
+static inline bool tcp_synq_no_recent_overflow(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	unsigned long last_overflow = tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp;
+
+	return time_after(jiffies, last_overflow + TCP_SYNCOOKIE_VALID);
+}
 
 static inline u32 tcp_cookie_time(void)
 {
 	u64 val = get_jiffies_64();
 
-	do_div(val, 60 * HZ);
+	do_div(val, TCP_SYNCOOKIE_PERIOD);
 	return val;
 }