diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 517d737059d1..0bc9e46a5369 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -3389,6 +3389,10 @@ static int tcp_send_syn_data(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *syn)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	/* data was not sent, this is our new send_head */
+	sk->sk_send_head = syn_data;
+	tp->packets_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(syn_data);
+
 fallback:
 	/* Send a regular SYN with Fast Open cookie request option */
 	if (fo->cookie.len > 0)
@@ -3441,6 +3445,11 @@ int tcp_connect(struct sock *sk)
 	 */
 	tp->snd_nxt = tp->write_seq;
 	tp->pushed_seq = tp->write_seq;
+	buff = tcp_send_head(sk);
+	if (unlikely(buff)) {
+		tp->snd_nxt	= TCP_SKB_CB(buff)->seq;
+		tp->pushed_seq	= TCP_SKB_CB(buff)->seq;
+	}
 	TCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_ACTIVEOPENS);
 
 	/* Timer for repeating the SYN until an answer. */