diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index c4a35ba7f8ed..c0feeeef962a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -139,21 +139,17 @@ static void tcp_mtu_probing(struct inet_connection_sock *icsk, struct sock *sk)
  *  @timeout:  A custom timeout value.
  *             If set to 0 the default timeout is calculated and used.
  *             Using TCP_RTO_MIN and the number of unsuccessful retransmits.
- *  @syn_set:  true if the SYN Bit was set.
  *
  * The default "timeout" value this function can calculate and use
  * is equivalent to the timeout of a TCP Connection
  * after "boundary" unsuccessful, exponentially backed-off
- * retransmissions with an initial RTO of TCP_RTO_MIN or TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT if
- * syn_set flag is set.
- *
+ * retransmissions with an initial RTO of TCP_RTO_MIN.
  */
 static bool retransmits_timed_out(struct sock *sk,
 				  unsigned int boundary,
-				  unsigned int timeout,
-				  bool syn_set)
+				  unsigned int timeout)
 {
-	unsigned int rto_base = syn_set ? TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT : TCP_RTO_MIN;
+	const unsigned int rto_base = TCP_RTO_MIN;
 	unsigned int linear_backoff_thresh, start_ts;
 
 	if (!inet_csk(sk)->icsk_retransmits)
@@ -181,8 +177,8 @@ static int tcp_write_timeout(struct sock *sk)
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	bool expired, do_reset;
 	int retry_until;
-	bool do_reset, syn_set = false;
 
 	if ((1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_SYN_SENT | TCPF_SYN_RECV)) {
 		if (icsk->icsk_retransmits) {
@@ -196,9 +192,9 @@ static int tcp_write_timeout(struct sock *sk)
 			sk_rethink_txhash(sk);
 		}
 		retry_until = icsk->icsk_syn_retries ? : net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syn_retries;
-		syn_set = true;
+		expired = icsk->icsk_retransmits >= retry_until;
 	} else {
-		if (retransmits_timed_out(sk, net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retries1, 0, 0)) {
+		if (retransmits_timed_out(sk, net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retries1, 0)) {
 			/* Some middle-boxes may black-hole Fast Open _after_
 			 * the handshake. Therefore we conservatively disable
 			 * Fast Open on this path on recurring timeouts after
@@ -224,15 +220,15 @@ static int tcp_write_timeout(struct sock *sk)
 
 			retry_until = tcp_orphan_retries(sk, alive);
 			do_reset = alive ||
-				!retransmits_timed_out(sk, retry_until, 0, 0);
+				!retransmits_timed_out(sk, retry_until, 0);
 
 			if (tcp_out_of_resources(sk, do_reset))
 				return 1;
 		}
+		expired = retransmits_timed_out(sk, retry_until,
+						icsk->icsk_user_timeout);
 	}
-
-	if (retransmits_timed_out(sk, retry_until,
-				  syn_set ? 0 : icsk->icsk_user_timeout, syn_set)) {
+	if (expired) {
 		/* Has it gone just too far? */
 		tcp_write_err(sk);
 		return 1;
@@ -540,7 +536,7 @@ out_reset_timer:
 		icsk->icsk_rto = min(icsk->icsk_rto << 1, TCP_RTO_MAX);
 	}
 	inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_RETRANS, icsk->icsk_rto, TCP_RTO_MAX);
-	if (retransmits_timed_out(sk, net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retries1 + 1, 0, 0))
+	if (retransmits_timed_out(sk, net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retries1 + 1, 0))
 		__sk_dst_reset(sk);
 
 out:;