diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 950cfecaad3c0..364426a2be5a0 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -989,6 +989,11 @@ static inline unsigned int tcp_packets_in_flight(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
 
 #define TCP_INFINITE_SSTHRESH	0x7fffffff
 
+static inline bool tcp_in_slow_start(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
+{
+	return tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_ssthresh;
+}
+
 static inline bool tcp_in_initial_slowstart(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
 {
 	return tp->snd_ssthresh >= TCP_INFINITE_SSTHRESH;
@@ -1065,7 +1070,7 @@ static inline bool tcp_is_cwnd_limited(const struct sock *sk)
 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
 	/* If in slow start, ensure cwnd grows to twice what was ACKed. */
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		return tp->snd_cwnd < 2 * tp->max_packets_out;
 
 	return tp->is_cwnd_limited;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
index c037644eafb7c..fd1405d37c149 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static void bictcp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else {
 		bictcp_update(ca, tp->snd_cwnd);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cdg.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cdg.c
index 8c6fd3d5e40fe..167b6a3e1b986 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cdg.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cdg.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void tcp_cdg_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 	u32 prior_snd_cwnd;
 	u32 incr;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_ssthresh && hystart_detect)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp) && hystart_detect)
 		tcp_cdg_hystart_update(sk);
 
 	if (after(ack, ca->rtt_seq) && ca->rtt.v64) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 84be008c945c6..a2ed23c595cf1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -365,10 +365,8 @@ int tcp_set_congestion_control(struct sock *sk, const char *name)
  */
 u32 tcp_slow_start(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 acked)
 {
-	u32 cwnd = tp->snd_cwnd + acked;
+	u32 cwnd = min(tp->snd_cwnd + acked, tp->snd_ssthresh);
 
-	if (cwnd > tp->snd_ssthresh)
-		cwnd = tp->snd_ssthresh + 1;
 	acked -= cwnd - tp->snd_cwnd;
 	tp->snd_cwnd = min(cwnd, tp->snd_cwnd_clamp);
 
@@ -413,7 +411,7 @@ void tcp_reno_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 		return;
 
 	/* In "safe" area, increase. */
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 		acked = tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 		if (!acked)
 			return;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
index 06d3d665a9fd1..28011fb1f4a21 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static void bictcp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 		if (hystart && after(ack, ca->end_seq))
 			bictcp_hystart_reset(sk);
 		acked = tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static void bictcp_acked(struct sock *sk, u32 cnt, s32 rtt_us)
 		ca->delay_min = delay;
 
 	/* hystart triggers when cwnd is larger than some threshold */
-	if (hystart && tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh &&
+	if (hystart && tcp_in_slow_start(tp) &&
 	    tp->snd_cwnd >= hystart_low_window)
 		hystart_update(sk, delay);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c
index 882c08aae2f58..db7842495a641 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void hstcp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else {
 		/* Update AIMD parameters.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c
index 58469fff6c18f..82f0d9ed60f50 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void htcp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else {
 		/* In dangerous area, increase slowly.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_hybla.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_hybla.c
index f963b274f2b04..083831e359df9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_hybla.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_hybla.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void hybla_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 
 	rho_fractions = ca->rho_3ls - (ca->rho << 3);
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 		/*
 		 * slow start
 		 *      INC = 2^RHO - 1
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c
index f71002e4db0ba..2ab9bbb6faffb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void tcp_illinois_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 		return;
 
 	/* In slow start */
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 
 	else {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 7f4a8d5f6eb0f..1578fc2a6f39b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -3568,10 +3568,6 @@ static int tcp_ack(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb, int flag)
 				    &sack_state);
 	acked -= tp->packets_out;
 
-	/* Advance cwnd if state allows */
-	if (tcp_may_raise_cwnd(sk, flag))
-		tcp_cong_avoid(sk, ack, acked);
-
 	if (tcp_ack_is_dubious(sk, flag)) {
 		is_dupack = !(flag & (FLAG_SND_UNA_ADVANCED | FLAG_NOT_DUP));
 		tcp_fastretrans_alert(sk, acked, prior_unsacked,
@@ -3580,6 +3576,10 @@ 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);
 
+	/* Advance cwnd if state allows */
+	if (tcp_may_raise_cwnd(sk, flag))
+		tcp_cong_avoid(sk, ack, acked);
+
 	if ((flag & FLAG_FORWARD_PROGRESS) || !(flag & FLAG_NOT_DUP)) {
 		struct dst_entry *dst = __sk_dst_get(sk);
 		if (dst)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index a51d63a43e33a..b3d64f61d922e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 				tcp_metric_set(tm, TCP_METRIC_CWND,
 					       tp->snd_cwnd);
 		}
-	} else if (tp->snd_cwnd > tp->snd_ssthresh &&
+	} else if (!tcp_in_slow_start(tp) &&
 		   icsk->icsk_ca_state == TCP_CA_Open) {
 		/* Cong. avoidance phase, cwnd is reliable. */
 		if (!tcp_metric_locked(tm, TCP_METRIC_SSTHRESH))
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c
index 333bcb2415ffc..bf5ea9e9bbc1e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static void tcp_scalable_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else
 		tcp_cong_avoid_ai(tp, min(tp->snd_cwnd, TCP_SCALABLE_AI_CNT),
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c
index a6cea1d5e20d4..13951c4087d40 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void tcp_vegas_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 			 */
 			diff = tp->snd_cwnd * (rtt-vegas->baseRTT) / vegas->baseRTT;
 
-			if (diff > gamma && tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+			if (diff > gamma && tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 				/* Going too fast. Time to slow down
 				 * and switch to congestion avoidance.
 				 */
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static void tcp_vegas_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 				tp->snd_cwnd = min(tp->snd_cwnd, (u32)target_cwnd+1);
 				tp->snd_ssthresh = tcp_vegas_ssthresh(tp);
 
-			} else if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+			} else if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 				/* Slow start.  */
 				tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 			} else {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void tcp_vegas_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 		vegas->minRTT = 0x7fffffff;
 	}
 	/* Use normal slow start */
-	else if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	else if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c
index 112151eeee45b..0d094b995cd96 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void tcp_veno_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 
 		veno->diff = (tp->snd_cwnd << V_PARAM_SHIFT) - target_cwnd;
 
-		if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+		if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 			/* Slow start.  */
 			tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 		} else {