diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index e6ca5a1f3b59..a5a8d0a378b2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5922,8 +5922,8 @@ void tcp_init_transfer(struct sock *sk, int bpf_op, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		tp->snd_cwnd = tcp_init_cwnd(tp, __sk_dst_get(sk));
 	tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_jiffies32;
 
-	icsk->icsk_ca_initialized = 0;
 	bpf_skops_established(sk, bpf_op, skb);
+	/* Initialize congestion control unless BPF initialized it already: */
 	if (!icsk->icsk_ca_initialized)
 		tcp_init_congestion_control(sk);
 	tcp_init_buffer_space(sk);