diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 22335d812727b2..01336aa5f97324 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -3233,7 +3233,7 @@ static int tcp_clean_rtx_queue(struct sock *sk, int prior_fackets,
 			int delta;
 
 			/* Non-retransmitted hole got filled? That's reordering */
-			if (reord < prior_fackets)
+			if (reord < prior_fackets && reord <= tp->fackets_out)
 				tcp_update_reordering(sk, tp->fackets_out - reord, 0);
 
 			delta = tcp_is_fack(tp) ? pkts_acked :