diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_yeah.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_yeah.c
index 028eb046ea40..9c5fc973267f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_yeah.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_yeah.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void tcp_yeah_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 
 	else if (!yeah->doing_reno_now) {