diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 0ec529d77a56..418e93987800 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -161,12 +161,19 @@ int ip_build_and_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct sock *sk,
 	iph->daddr    = (opt && opt->opt.srr ? opt->opt.faddr : daddr);
 	iph->saddr    = saddr;
 	iph->protocol = sk->sk_protocol;
-	if (ip_dont_fragment(sk, &rt->dst)) {
+	/* Do not bother generating IPID for small packets (eg SYNACK) */
+	if (skb->len <= IPV4_MIN_MTU || ip_dont_fragment(sk, &rt->dst)) {
 		iph->frag_off = htons(IP_DF);
 		iph->id = 0;
 	} else {
 		iph->frag_off = 0;
-		__ip_select_ident(net, iph, 1);
+		/* TCP packets here are SYNACK with fat IPv4/TCP options.
+		 * Avoid using the hashed IP ident generator.
+		 */
+		if (sk->sk_protocol == IPPROTO_TCP)
+			iph->id = (__force __be16)prandom_u32();
+		else
+			__ip_select_ident(net, iph, 1);
 	}
 
 	if (opt && opt->opt.optlen) {