diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 92b06c6e7732..9c9b3768b350 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -511,8 +511,6 @@ __u32 cookie_v6_init_sequence(const struct sk_buff *skb, __u16 *mss);
 #endif
 /* tcp_output.c */
 
-u32 tcp_tso_autosize(const struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now,
-		     int min_tso_segs);
 void __tcp_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cur_mss,
 			       int nonagle);
 int __tcp_retransmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int segs);
@@ -981,8 +979,8 @@ struct tcp_congestion_ops {
 	u32  (*undo_cwnd)(struct sock *sk);
 	/* hook for packet ack accounting (optional) */
 	void (*pkts_acked)(struct sock *sk, const struct ack_sample *sample);
-	/* suggest number of segments for each skb to transmit (optional) */
-	u32 (*tso_segs_goal)(struct sock *sk);
+	/* override sysctl_tcp_min_tso_segs */
+	u32 (*min_tso_segs)(struct sock *sk);
 	/* returns the multiplier used in tcp_sndbuf_expand (optional) */
 	u32 (*sndbuf_expand)(struct sock *sk);
 	/* call when packets are delivered to update cwnd and pacing rate,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
index a471f696e13c..afc0567b8a98 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
@@ -261,23 +261,26 @@ static void bbr_set_pacing_rate(struct sock *sk, u32 bw, int gain)
 		sk->sk_pacing_rate = rate;
 }
 
-/* Return count of segments we want in the skbs we send, or 0 for default. */
-static u32 bbr_tso_segs_goal(struct sock *sk)
+/* override sysctl_tcp_min_tso_segs */
+static u32 bbr_min_tso_segs(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	struct bbr *bbr = inet_csk_ca(sk);
-
-	return bbr->tso_segs_goal;
+	return sk->sk_pacing_rate < (bbr_min_tso_rate >> 3) ? 1 : 2;
 }
 
 static void bbr_set_tso_segs_goal(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	struct bbr *bbr = inet_csk_ca(sk);
-	u32 min_segs;
+	u32 segs, bytes;
 
-	min_segs = sk->sk_pacing_rate < (bbr_min_tso_rate >> 3) ? 1 : 2;
-	bbr->tso_segs_goal = min(tcp_tso_autosize(sk, tp->mss_cache, min_segs),
-				 0x7FU);
+	/* Sort of tcp_tso_autosize() but ignoring
+	 * driver provided sk_gso_max_size.
+	 */
+	bytes = min_t(u32, sk->sk_pacing_rate >> sk->sk_pacing_shift,
+		      GSO_MAX_SIZE - 1 - MAX_TCP_HEADER);
+	segs = max_t(u32, bytes / tp->mss_cache, bbr_min_tso_segs(sk));
+
+	bbr->tso_segs_goal = min(segs, 0x7FU);
 }
 
 /* Save "last known good" cwnd so we can restore it after losses or PROBE_RTT */
@@ -936,7 +939,7 @@ static struct tcp_congestion_ops tcp_bbr_cong_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.undo_cwnd	= bbr_undo_cwnd,
 	.cwnd_event	= bbr_cwnd_event,
 	.ssthresh	= bbr_ssthresh,
-	.tso_segs_goal	= bbr_tso_segs_goal,
+	.min_tso_segs	= bbr_min_tso_segs,
 	.get_info	= bbr_get_info,
 	.set_state	= bbr_set_state,
 };
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 49d043de3476..383cac0ff0ec 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1703,8 +1703,8 @@ static bool tcp_nagle_check(bool partial, const struct tcp_sock *tp,
 /* Return how many segs we'd like on a TSO packet,
  * to send one TSO packet per ms
  */
-u32 tcp_tso_autosize(const struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now,
-		     int min_tso_segs)
+static u32 tcp_tso_autosize(const struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now,
+			    int min_tso_segs)
 {
 	u32 bytes, segs;
 
@@ -1720,7 +1720,6 @@ u32 tcp_tso_autosize(const struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now,
 
 	return segs;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_tso_autosize);
 
 /* Return the number of segments we want in the skb we are transmitting.
  * See if congestion control module wants to decide; otherwise, autosize.
@@ -1728,11 +1727,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_tso_autosize);
 static u32 tcp_tso_segs(struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now)
 {
 	const struct tcp_congestion_ops *ca_ops = inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ca_ops;
-	u32 tso_segs = ca_ops->tso_segs_goal ? ca_ops->tso_segs_goal(sk) : 0;
+	u32 min_tso, tso_segs;
 
-	if (!tso_segs)
-		tso_segs = tcp_tso_autosize(sk, mss_now,
-				sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_min_tso_segs);
+	min_tso = ca_ops->min_tso_segs ?
+			ca_ops->min_tso_segs(sk) :
+			sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_min_tso_segs;
+
+	tso_segs = tcp_tso_autosize(sk, mss_now, min_tso);
 	return min_t(u32, tso_segs, sk->sk_gso_max_segs);
 }