diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index e320afea07fc3f18cb5076432397490659438531..624c3c9b3c2bbe33a37f53b105d041b08ce490ef 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* If TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT is set, drop bare ACK. */
 	if (inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue.rskq_defer_accept &&
 	    TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq == tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_isn + 1) {
-		inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue.rskq_defer_accept--;
 		inet_rsk(req)->acked = 1;
 		return NULL;
 	}