diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index 8ed77bb4ed86..a9b0280687d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 	u32	rcv_tstamp;	/* timestamp of last received ACK (for keepalives) */
 	u32	lsndtime;	/* timestamp of last sent data packet (for restart window) */
 	u32	last_oow_ack_time;  /* timestamp of last out-of-window ACK */
+	u32	compressed_ack_rcv_nxt;
 
 	u32	tsoffset;	/* timestamp offset */
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index e695584bb33f..1e37c1388189 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -4268,7 +4268,7 @@ static void tcp_sack_new_ofo_skb(struct sock *sk, u32 seq, u32 end_seq)
 	 * If the sack array is full, forget about the last one.
 	 */
 	if (this_sack >= TCP_NUM_SACKS) {
-		if (tp->compressed_ack)
+		if (tp->compressed_ack > TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH)
 			tcp_send_ack(sk);
 		this_sack--;
 		tp->rx_opt.num_sacks--;
@@ -5189,7 +5189,17 @@ send_now:
 	if (!tcp_is_sack(tp) ||
 	    tp->compressed_ack >= sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_comp_sack_nr)
 		goto send_now;
-	tp->compressed_ack++;
+
+	if (tp->compressed_ack_rcv_nxt != tp->rcv_nxt) {
+		tp->compressed_ack_rcv_nxt = tp->rcv_nxt;
+		if (tp->compressed_ack > TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH)
+			NET_ADD_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPACKCOMPRESSED,
+				      tp->compressed_ack - TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH);
+		tp->compressed_ack = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (++tp->compressed_ack <= TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH)
+		goto send_now;
 
 	if (hrtimer_is_queued(&tp->compressed_ack_timer))
 		return;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 9c34b97d365d..3f510cad0b3e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ static inline void tcp_event_ack_sent(struct sock *sk, unsigned int pkts,
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
-	if (unlikely(tp->compressed_ack)) {
+	if (unlikely(tp->compressed_ack > TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH)) {
 		NET_ADD_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPACKCOMPRESSED,
-			      tp->compressed_ack);
-		tp->compressed_ack = 0;
+			      tp->compressed_ack - TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH);
+		tp->compressed_ack = TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH;
 		if (hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&tp->compressed_ack_timer) == 1)
 			__sock_put(sk);
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 676020663ce8..5f8b6d3cd855 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart tcp_compressed_ack_kick(struct hrtimer *timer)
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
-		if (tp->compressed_ack)
+		if (tp->compressed_ack > TCP_FASTRETRANS_THRESH)
 			tcp_send_ack(sk);
 	} else {
 		if (!test_and_set_bit(TCP_DELACK_TIMER_DEFERRED,