diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index f0c5e7a29400..7e583261f3a0 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1236,14 +1236,9 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *tcp_send_head(struct sock *sk)
 
 static inline void tcp_advance_send_head(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-
 	sk->sk_send_head = skb->next;
 	if (sk->sk_send_head == (struct sk_buff *)&sk->sk_write_queue)
 		sk->sk_send_head = NULL;
-	/* Don't override Nagle indefinately with F-RTO */
-	if (tp->frto_counter == 2)
-		tp->frto_counter = 3;
 }
 
 static inline void tcp_check_send_head(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb_unlinked)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 030fc69ea217..546f385a405f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ static void update_send_head(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	tcp_advance_send_head(sk, skb);
 	tp->snd_nxt = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq;
 	tcp_packets_out_inc(sk, skb);
+
+	/* Don't override Nagle indefinately with F-RTO */
+	if (tp->frto_counter == 2)
+		tp->frto_counter = 3;
 }
 
 /* SND.NXT, if window was not shrunk.