diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 025e250..12d6016 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2441,8 +2441,14 @@
 		err = tcp_transmit_skb(sk, skb, 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	}
 
-	if (likely(!err))
+	if (likely(!err)) {
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked |= TCPCB_EVER_RETRANS;
+		/* Update global TCP statistics. */
+		TCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_RETRANSSEGS);
+		if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags & TCPHDR_SYN)
+			NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNRETRANS);
+		tp->total_retrans++;
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2452,12 +2458,6 @@
 	int err = __tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb);
 
 	if (err == 0) {
-		/* Update global TCP statistics. */
-		TCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_RETRANSSEGS);
-		if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags & TCPHDR_SYN)
-			NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNRETRANS);
-		tp->total_retrans++;
-
 #if FASTRETRANS_DEBUG > 0
 		if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS) {
 			net_dbg_ratelimited("retrans_out leaked\n");