diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 53c8ce4046b2..ee42d42b2f45 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1403,8 +1403,16 @@ static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	BUG_ON(!pcount);
 
-	/* Adjust hint for FACK. Non-FACK is handled in tcp_sacktag_one(). */
-	if (tcp_is_fack(tp) && (skb == tp->lost_skb_hint))
+	/* Adjust counters and hints for the newly sacked sequence
+	 * range but discard the return value since prev is already
+	 * marked. We must tag the range first because the seq
+	 * advancement below implicitly advances
+	 * tcp_highest_sack_seq() when skb is highest_sack.
+	 */
+	tcp_sacktag_one(sk, state, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked,
+			start_seq, end_seq, dup_sack, pcount);
+
+	if (skb == tp->lost_skb_hint)
 		tp->lost_cnt_hint += pcount;
 
 	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->end_seq += shifted;
@@ -1430,12 +1438,6 @@ static int tcp_shifted_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Adjust counters and hints for the newly sacked sequence range but
-	 * discard the return value since prev is already marked.
-	 */
-	tcp_sacktag_one(sk, state, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked,
-			start_seq, end_seq, dup_sack, pcount);
-
 	/* Difference in this won't matter, both ACKed by the same cumul. ACK */
 	TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->sacked |= (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_EVER_RETRANS);