1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 77af7faf38a9..61445b57610c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1767,11 +1767,9 @@ static void tcp_collapse_retrans(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
         struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
         struct sk_buff *next_skb = tcp_write_queue_next(sk, skb);
         int skb_size, next_skb_size;
-        u16 flags;
 
         skb_size = skb->len;
         next_skb_size = next_skb->len;
-        flags = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags;
 
         BUG_ON(tcp_skb_pcount(skb) != 1 || tcp_skb_pcount(next_skb) != 1);
 
@@ -1791,9 +1789,8 @@ static void tcp_collapse_retrans(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
         /* Update sequence range on original skb. */
         TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->end_seq;
 
-        /* Merge over control information. */
-        flags |= TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->flags; /* This moves PSH/FIN etc. over */
-        TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = flags;
+        /* Merge over control information. This moves PSH/FIN etc. over */
+        TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->flags;
 
         /* All done, get rid of second SKB and account for it so
          * packet counting does not break.