diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 05460efaa282..554853262b3b 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ extern int tcp_use_userconfig_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 extern int tcp_proc_delayed_ack_control(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	void __user *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos);
 
-void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk);
+void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks);
 static inline void tcp_dec_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk,
 					 const unsigned int pkts)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
index dd52ccb812ea..8905a0aec8ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void dctcp_ce_state_0_to_1(struct sock *sk)
 		 */
 		if (inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.pending & ICSK_ACK_TIMER)
 			__tcp_send_ack(sk, ca->prior_rcv_nxt);
-		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, 1);
 	}
 
 	ca->prior_rcv_nxt = tp->rcv_nxt;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void dctcp_ce_state_1_to_0(struct sock *sk)
 		 */
 		if (inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.pending & ICSK_ACK_TIMER)
 			__tcp_send_ack(sk, ca->prior_rcv_nxt);
-		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, 1);
 	}
 
 	ca->prior_rcv_nxt = tp->rcv_nxt;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index cb726244acdc..b2a1b325cfbb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -199,21 +199,23 @@ static void tcp_measure_rcv_mss(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 }
 
-static void tcp_incr_quickack(struct sock *sk)
+static void tcp_incr_quickack(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	unsigned int quickacks = tcp_sk(sk)->rcv_wnd / (2 * icsk->icsk_ack.rcv_mss);
 
 	if (quickacks == 0)
 		quickacks = 2;
+	quickacks = min(quickacks, max_quickacks);
 	if (quickacks > icsk->icsk_ack.quick)
-		icsk->icsk_ack.quick = min(quickacks, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
+		icsk->icsk_ack.quick = quickacks;
 }
 
-void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk)
+void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
-	tcp_incr_quickack(sk);
+
+	tcp_incr_quickack(sk, max_quickacks);
 	icsk->icsk_ack.pingpong = 0;
 	icsk->icsk_ack.ato = TCP_ATO_MIN;
 }
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ static void __tcp_ecn_check_ce(struct tcp_sock *tp, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 * it is probably a retransmit.
 		 */
 		if (tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_SEEN)
-			tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp);
+			tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 		break;
 	case INET_ECN_CE:
 		if (tcp_ca_needs_ecn((struct sock *)tp))
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ static void __tcp_ecn_check_ce(struct tcp_sock *tp, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		if (!(tp->ecn_flags & TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR)) {
 			/* Better not delay acks, sender can have a very low cwnd */
-			tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp);
+			tcp_enter_quickack_mode((struct sock *)tp, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 			tp->ecn_flags |= TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR;
 		}
 		tp->ecn_flags |= TCP_ECN_SEEN;
@@ -676,7 +678,7 @@ static void tcp_event_data_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		/* The _first_ data packet received, initialize
 		 * delayed ACK engine.
 		 */
-		tcp_incr_quickack(sk);
+		tcp_incr_quickack(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 		icsk->icsk_ack.ato = TCP_ATO_MIN;
 	} else {
 		int m = now - icsk->icsk_ack.lrcvtime;
@@ -692,7 +694,7 @@ static void tcp_event_data_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			/* Too long gap. Apparently sender failed to
 			 * restart window, so that we send ACKs quickly.
 			 */
-			tcp_incr_quickack(sk);
+			tcp_incr_quickack(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 			sk_mem_reclaim(sk);
 		}
 	}
@@ -4211,7 +4213,7 @@ static void tcp_send_dupack(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq != TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq &&
 	    before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tp->rcv_nxt)) {
 		NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_DELAYEDACKLOST);
-		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 
 		if (tcp_is_sack(tp) && sysctl_tcp_dsack) {
 			u32 end_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq;
@@ -4752,7 +4754,7 @@ queue_and_out:
 		tcp_dsack_set(sk, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq);
 
 out_of_window:
-		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+		tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 		inet_csk_schedule_ack(sk);
 drop:
 		tcp_drop(sk, skb);
@@ -5851,7 +5853,7 @@ static int tcp_rcv_synsent_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 * to stand against the temptation 8)     --ANK
 			 */
 			inet_csk_schedule_ack(sk);
-			tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk);
+			tcp_enter_quickack_mode(sk, TCP_MAX_QUICKACKS);
 			inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_DACK,
 						  TCP_DELACK_MAX, TCP_RTO_MAX);