1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index b2fc7163bd40..b6bb3cdfad09 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2615,7 +2615,6 @@ void tcp_simple_retransmit(struct sock *sk)
         struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
         struct sk_buff *skb;
         unsigned int mss = tcp_current_mss(sk);
-        u32 prior_lost = tp->lost_out;
 
         tcp_for_write_queue(skb, sk) {
                 if (skb == tcp_send_head(sk))
@@ -2632,7 +2631,7 @@ void tcp_simple_retransmit(struct sock *sk)
 
         tcp_clear_retrans_hints_partial(tp);
 
-        if (prior_lost == tp->lost_out)
+        if (!tp->lost_out)
                 return;
 
         if (tcp_is_reno(tp))