diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
index 69ee877574d0..3089c956b9f9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ struct bbr {
 	u32	lt_last_lost;	     /* LT intvl start: tp->lost */
 	u32	pacing_gain:10,	/* current gain for setting pacing rate */
 		cwnd_gain:10,	/* current gain for setting cwnd */
-		full_bw_cnt:3,	/* number of rounds without large bw gains */
+		full_bw_reached:1,   /* reached full bw in Startup? */
+		full_bw_cnt:2,	/* number of rounds without large bw gains */
 		cycle_idx:3,	/* current index in pacing_gain cycle array */
 		has_seen_rtt:1, /* have we seen an RTT sample yet? */
 		unused_b:5;
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ static bool bbr_full_bw_reached(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	const struct bbr *bbr = inet_csk_ca(sk);
 
-	return bbr->full_bw_cnt >= bbr_full_bw_cnt;
+	return bbr->full_bw_reached;
 }
 
 /* Return the windowed max recent bandwidth sample, in pkts/uS << BW_SCALE. */
@@ -717,6 +718,7 @@ static void bbr_check_full_bw_reached(struct sock *sk,
 		return;
 	}
 	++bbr->full_bw_cnt;
+	bbr->full_bw_reached = bbr->full_bw_cnt >= bbr_full_bw_cnt;
 }
 
 /* If pipe is probably full, drain the queue and then enter steady-state. */
@@ -850,6 +852,7 @@ static void bbr_init(struct sock *sk)
 	bbr->restore_cwnd = 0;
 	bbr->round_start = 0;
 	bbr->idle_restart = 0;
+	bbr->full_bw_reached = 0;
 	bbr->full_bw = 0;
 	bbr->full_bw_cnt = 0;
 	bbr->cycle_mstamp = 0;