diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 2f1588bf73da..cd8e257492c4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2377,8 +2377,8 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-	u32 timeout, tlp_time_stamp, rto_time_stamp;
 	u32 rtt = usecs_to_jiffies(tp->srtt_us >> 3);
+	u32 timeout, rto_delta_us;
 
 	/* No consecutive loss probes. */
 	if (WARN_ON(icsk->icsk_pending == ICSK_TIME_LOSS_PROBE)) {
@@ -2417,14 +2417,10 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk)
 				(rtt + (rtt >> 1) + TCP_DELACK_MAX));
 	timeout = max_t(u32, timeout, msecs_to_jiffies(10));
 
-	/* If RTO is shorter, just schedule TLP in its place. */
-	tlp_time_stamp = tcp_jiffies32 + timeout;
-	rto_time_stamp = (u32)inet_csk(sk)->icsk_timeout;
-	if ((s32)(tlp_time_stamp - rto_time_stamp) > 0) {
-		s32 delta = rto_time_stamp - tcp_jiffies32;
-		if (delta > 0)
-			timeout = delta;
-	}
+	/* If the RTO formula yields an earlier time, then use that time. */
+	rto_delta_us = tcp_rto_delta_us(sk);  /* How far in future is RTO? */
+	if (rto_delta_us > 0)
+		timeout = min_t(u32, timeout, usecs_to_jiffies(rto_delta_us));
 
 	inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_LOSS_PROBE, timeout,
 				  TCP_RTO_MAX);