diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 58e8e57787cf1..4602959b58a12 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ void tcp_v4_init(void);
 void tcp_init(void);
 
 /* tcp_recovery.c */
-extern void tcp_rack_mark_lost(struct sock *sk);
+extern bool tcp_rack_mark_lost(struct sock *sk);
 extern void tcp_rack_advance(struct tcp_sock *tp, u8 sacked, u32 end_seq,
 			     u64 xmit_time);
 extern void tcp_rack_reo_timeout(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index ec12a52edce2c..eb062fab62579 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2803,7 +2803,8 @@ static void tcp_rack_identify_loss(struct sock *sk, int *ack_flag)
 	if (sysctl_tcp_recovery & TCP_RACK_LOSS_DETECTION) {
 		u32 prior_retrans = tp->retrans_out;
 
-		tcp_rack_mark_lost(sk);
+		if (tcp_rack_mark_lost(sk))
+			*ack_flag &= ~FLAG_SET_XMIT_TIMER;
 		if (prior_retrans > tp->retrans_out)
 			*ack_flag |= FLAG_LOST_RETRANS;
 	}
@@ -3688,15 +3689,16 @@ static int tcp_ack(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb, int flag)
 
 	if (tp->tlp_high_seq)
 		tcp_process_tlp_ack(sk, ack, flag);
-	/* If needed, reset TLP/RTO timer; RACK may later override this. */
-	if (flag & FLAG_SET_XMIT_TIMER)
-		tcp_set_xmit_timer(sk);
 
 	if (tcp_ack_is_dubious(sk, flag)) {
 		is_dupack = !(flag & (FLAG_SND_UNA_ADVANCED | FLAG_NOT_DUP));
 		tcp_fastretrans_alert(sk, acked, is_dupack, &flag, &rexmit);
 	}
 
+	/* If needed, reset TLP/RTO timer when RACK doesn't set. */
+	if (flag & FLAG_SET_XMIT_TIMER)
+		tcp_set_xmit_timer(sk);
+
 	if ((flag & FLAG_FORWARD_PROGRESS) || !(flag & FLAG_NOT_DUP))
 		sk_dst_confirm(sk);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_recovery.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_recovery.c
index be8ef1e5dfef7..0409cd2c4918f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_recovery.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_recovery.c
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ static void tcp_rack_detect_loss(struct sock *sk, u32 *reo_timeout)
 	}
 }
 
-void tcp_rack_mark_lost(struct sock *sk)
+bool tcp_rack_mark_lost(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	u32 timeout;
 
 	if (!tp->rack.advanced)
-		return;
+		return false;
 
 	/* Reset the advanced flag to avoid unnecessary queue scanning */
 	tp->rack.advanced = 0;
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ void tcp_rack_mark_lost(struct sock *sk)
 		inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_REO_TIMEOUT,
 					  timeout, inet_csk(sk)->icsk_rto);
 	}
+	return !!timeout;
 }
 
 /* Record the most recently (re)sent time among the (s)acked packets