diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 197b9b77fa3ed1a3c2fe30755394e250d274bd8f..e2add5ff9cb144516cca25233d76a98190108689 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ void __init tcp_init(void)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	unsigned long nr_pages, limit;
-	int order, i, max_share;
+	int i, max_share, cnt;
 	unsigned long jiffy = jiffies;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct tcp_skb_cb) > sizeof(skb->cb));
@@ -3258,22 +3258,12 @@ void __init tcp_init(void)
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&tcp_hashinfo.bhash[i].chain);
 	}
 
-	/* Try to be a bit smarter and adjust defaults depending
-	 * on available memory.
-	 */
-	for (order = 0; ((1 << order) << PAGE_SHIFT) <
-			(tcp_hashinfo.bhash_size * sizeof(struct inet_bind_hashbucket));
-			order++)
-		;
-	if (order >= 4) {
-		tcp_death_row.sysctl_max_tw_buckets = 180000;
-		sysctl_tcp_max_orphans = 4096 << (order - 4);
-		sysctl_max_syn_backlog = 1024;
-	} else if (order < 3) {
-		tcp_death_row.sysctl_max_tw_buckets >>= (3 - order);
-		sysctl_tcp_max_orphans >>= (3 - order);
-		sysctl_max_syn_backlog = 128;
-	}
+
+	cnt = tcp_hashinfo.ehash_mask + 1;
+
+	tcp_death_row.sysctl_max_tw_buckets = cnt / 2;
+	sysctl_tcp_max_orphans = cnt / 2;
+	sysctl_max_syn_backlog = max(128, cnt / 256);
 
 	/* Set the pressure threshold to be a fraction of global memory that
 	 * is up to 1/2 at 256 MB, decreasing toward zero with the amount of