diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 0d5389aecf182..c9a75dbba0c7f 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static inline void tcp_openreq_init(struct request_sock *req,
 	req->cookie_ts = 0;
 	tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_isn = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;
 	tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq + 1;
-	tcp_rsk(req)->snt_synack = 0;
+	tcp_rsk(req)->snt_synack = tcp_time_stamp;
 	req->mss = rx_opt->mss_clamp;
 	req->ts_recent = rx_opt->saw_tstamp ? rx_opt->rcv_tsval : 0;
 	ireq->tstamp_ok = rx_opt->tstamp_ok;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 5dfebd2f2e382..52d0f6a1ec2c9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -838,8 +838,6 @@ static int tcp_v4_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 					    ireq->ir_rmt_addr,
 					    ireq->opt);
 		err = net_xmit_eval(err);
-		if (!tcp_rsk(req)->snt_synack && !err)
-			tcp_rsk(req)->snt_synack = tcp_time_stamp;
 	}
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index bc24ee21339a4..a97c95585da8d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -498,8 +498,6 @@ static int tcp_v6_send_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 		skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, queue_mapping);
 		err = ip6_xmit(sk, skb, fl6, np->opt, np->tclass);
 		err = net_xmit_eval(err);
-		if (!tcp_rsk(req)->snt_synack && !err)
-			tcp_rsk(req)->snt_synack = tcp_time_stamp;
 	}
 
 done: