diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
index c7bf5b26bf0c..fffa011a007d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
@@ -337,8 +337,6 @@ static void bictcp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 		return;
 
 	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
-		if (hystart && after(ack, ca->end_seq))
-			bictcp_hystart_reset(sk);
 		acked = tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 		if (!acked)
 			return;
@@ -398,6 +396,9 @@ static void hystart_update(struct sock *sk, u32 delay)
 	struct bictcp *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
 	u32 threshold;
 
+	if (after(tp->snd_una, ca->end_seq))
+		bictcp_hystart_reset(sk);
+
 	if (hystart_detect & HYSTART_ACK_TRAIN) {
 		u32 now = bictcp_clock_us(sk);