diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 4f0c35e4092f..d738de80052c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 0e1c54c2a405494281e0639aacc90db03b50ae77
+refs/heads/master: f0ceb0ed86b4792a4ed9d3438f5f7572e48f9803
diff --git a/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index b5b4ddcdda41..f900fae8b87e 100644
--- a/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2096,10 +2096,8 @@ void tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(struct sock *sk)
 		if (sacked & (TCPCB_SACKED_ACKED|TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS))
 			continue;
 
-		if (tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb)) {
-			tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
+		if (tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb))
 			return;
-		}
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), mib_idx);
 
 		if (skb == tcp_write_queue_head(sk))