diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 4e8a81fda65c..8116d06e042c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,9 @@ static u8 tcp_sacktag_one(struct sock *sk,
 	return sacked;
 }
 
+/* Shift newly-SACKed bytes from this skb to the immediately previous
+ * already-SACKed sk_buff. Mark the newly-SACKed bytes as such.
+ */
 static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   struct tcp_sacktag_state *state,
 			   unsigned int pcount, int shifted, int mss,
@@ -1395,12 +1398,11 @@ static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *prev = tcp_write_queue_prev(sk, skb);
+	u32 start_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;	/* start of newly-SACKed */
+	u32 end_seq = start_seq + shifted;	/* end of newly-SACKed */
 
 	BUG_ON(!pcount);
 
-	if (skb == tp->lost_skb_hint)
-		tp->lost_cnt_hint += pcount;
-
 	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->end_seq += shifted;
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq += shifted;
 
@@ -1424,12 +1426,11 @@ static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = 0;
 	}
 
-	/* We discard results */
-	tcp_sacktag_one(sk, state,
-			TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked,
-			TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq,
-			TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq,
-			dup_sack, pcount);
+	/* Adjust counters and hints for the newly sacked sequence range but
+	 * discard the return value since prev is already marked.
+	 */
+	tcp_sacktag_one(sk, state, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked,
+			start_seq, end_seq, dup_sack, pcount);
 
 	/* Difference in this won't matter, both ACKed by the same cumul. ACK */
 	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->sacked |= (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_EVER_RETRANS);