diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 635607ac37e4..8d20d9221238 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -4078,7 +4078,8 @@ int do_tcp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 	switch (optname) {
 	case TCP_MAXSEG:
 		val = tp->mss_cache;
-		if (!val && ((1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_CLOSE | TCPF_LISTEN)))
+		if (tp->rx_opt.user_mss &&
+		    ((1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_CLOSE | TCPF_LISTEN)))
 			val = tp->rx_opt.user_mss;
 		if (tp->repair)
 			val = tp->rx_opt.mss_clamp;