1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index cbb83acd830a..94c80113df7e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1718,6 +1718,10 @@ static void tcp_retrans_try_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int m
                 BUG_ON(tcp_skb_pcount(skb) != 1 ||
                        tcp_skb_pcount(next_skb) != 1);
 
+                if (WARN_ON(tp->sacked_out &&
+                    (TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->seq == tp->highest_sack)))
+                        return;
+
                 /* Ok.  We will be able to collapse the packet. */
                 tcp_unlink_write_queue(next_skb, sk);
 
@@ -1734,10 +1738,6 @@ static void tcp_retrans_try_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int m
                 /* Update sequence range on original skb. */
                 TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->end_seq;
 
-                if (WARN_ON(tp->sacked_out &&
-                    (TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->seq == tp->highest_sack)))
-                        return;
-
                 /* Merge over control information. */
                 flags |= TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->flags; /* This moves PSH/FIN etc. over */
                 TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = flags;