diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 0bc9e46a53696..973befc36fd4f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -739,8 +739,10 @@ static void tcp_tsq_handler(struct sock *sk)
 		struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
 		if (tp->lost_out > tp->retrans_out &&
-		    tp->snd_cwnd > tcp_packets_in_flight(tp))
+		    tp->snd_cwnd > tcp_packets_in_flight(tp)) {
+			tcp_mstamp_refresh(tp);
 			tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(sk);
+		}
 
 		tcp_write_xmit(sk, tcp_current_mss(sk), tp->nonagle,
 			       0, GFP_ATOMIC);