diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 4fa3f812b9ff89..9ce1c726185eb2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2368,6 +2368,7 @@ void tcp_write_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tcp_sk(sk)->tsorted_sent_queue);
 	sk_mem_reclaim(sk);
 	tcp_clear_all_retrans_hints(tcp_sk(sk));
+	tcp_sk(sk)->packets_out = 0;
 }
 
 int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
@@ -2417,7 +2418,6 @@ int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 	icsk->icsk_backoff = 0;
 	tp->snd_cwnd = 2;
 	icsk->icsk_probes_out = 0;
-	tp->packets_out = 0;
 	tp->snd_ssthresh = TCP_INFINITE_SSTHRESH;
 	tp->snd_cwnd_cnt = 0;
 	tp->window_clamp = 0;