1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 804a8d34ce86..035a1ef1f2d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 
-int sysctl_tcp_thin_linear_timeouts __read_mostly;
-
 /**
  *  tcp_write_err() - close socket and save error info
  *  @sk:  The socket the error has appeared on.
@@ -522,7 +520,7 @@ out_reset_timer:
          * linear-timeout retransmissions into a black hole
          */
         if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED &&
-            (tp->thin_lto || sysctl_tcp_thin_linear_timeouts) &&
+            (tp->thin_lto || net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_thin_linear_timeouts) &&
             tcp_stream_is_thin(tp) &&
             icsk->icsk_retransmits <= TCP_THIN_LINEAR_RETRIES) {
                 icsk->icsk_backoff = 0;