diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 196425f6d0ba..c8d03c1b4c6b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1048,6 +1048,10 @@ static int __tcp_transmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 		if (unlikely(!skb))
 			return -ENOBUFS;
+		/* retransmit skbs might have a non zero value in skb->dev
+		 * because skb->dev is aliased with skb->rbnode.rb_left
+		 */
+		skb->dev = NULL;
 	}
 
 	inet = inet_sk(sk);