diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 4b03ca7cb8a5..0239e815edf7 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ static inline u32 tcp_time_stamp(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
 }
 
 /* Convert a nsec timestamp into TCP TSval timestamp (ms based currently) */
-static inline u32 tcp_ns_to_ts(u64 ns)
+static inline u64 tcp_ns_to_ts(u64 ns)
 {
 	return div_u64(ns, NSEC_PER_SEC / TCP_TS_HZ);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index dc478a0574cb..3b4dafefb4b0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ static siphash_aligned_key_t syncookie_secret[2];
  * requested/supported by the syn/synack exchange.
  */
 #define TSBITS	6
-#define TSMASK	(((__u32)1 << TSBITS) - 1)
 
 static u32 cookie_hash(__be32 saddr, __be32 daddr, __be16 sport, __be16 dport,
 		       u32 count, int c)
@@ -62,27 +61,22 @@ static u32 cookie_hash(__be32 saddr, __be32 daddr, __be16 sport, __be16 dport,
  */
 u64 cookie_init_timestamp(struct request_sock *req, u64 now)
 {
-	struct inet_request_sock *ireq;
-	u32 ts, ts_now = tcp_ns_to_ts(now);
+	const struct inet_request_sock *ireq = inet_rsk(req);
+	u64 ts, ts_now = tcp_ns_to_ts(now);
 	u32 options = 0;
 
-	ireq = inet_rsk(req);
-
 	options = ireq->wscale_ok ? ireq->snd_wscale : TS_OPT_WSCALE_MASK;
 	if (ireq->sack_ok)
 		options |= TS_OPT_SACK;
 	if (ireq->ecn_ok)
 		options |= TS_OPT_ECN;
 
-	ts = ts_now & ~TSMASK;
+	ts = (ts_now >> TSBITS) << TSBITS;
 	ts |= options;
-	if (ts > ts_now) {
-		ts >>= TSBITS;
-		ts--;
-		ts <<= TSBITS;
-		ts |= options;
-	}
-	return (u64)ts * (NSEC_PER_SEC / TCP_TS_HZ);
+	if (ts > ts_now)
+		ts -= (1UL << TSBITS);
+
+	return ts * (NSEC_PER_SEC / TCP_TS_HZ);
 }