diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 71fb37c70581..ed11931f340f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -3183,8 +3183,10 @@ static int tcp_clean_rtx_queue(struct sock *sk, int prior_fackets,
 
 		tp->fackets_out -= min(pkts_acked, tp->fackets_out);
 
-		if (ca_ops->pkts_acked)
-			ca_ops->pkts_acked(sk, pkts_acked, ca_seq_rtt_us);
+		if (ca_ops->pkts_acked) {
+			long rtt_us = min_t(ulong, ca_seq_rtt_us, sack_rtt_us);
+			ca_ops->pkts_acked(sk, pkts_acked, rtt_us);
+		}
 
 	} else if (skb && rtt_update && sack_rtt_us >= 0 &&
 		   sack_rtt_us > skb_mstamp_us_delta(&now, &skb->skb_mstamp)) {