diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index acb366dd61e6..4c53e7c86586 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -704,7 +704,10 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (paws_reject || !tcp_in_window(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq,
 					  tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt, tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt + req->rsk_rcv_wnd)) {
 		/* Out of window: send ACK and drop. */
-		if (!(flg & TCP_FLAG_RST))
+		if (!(flg & TCP_FLAG_RST) &&
+		    !tcp_oow_rate_limited(sock_net(sk), skb,
+					  LINUX_MIB_TCPACKSKIPPEDSYNRECV,
+					  &tcp_rsk(req)->last_oow_ack_time))
 			req->rsk_ops->send_ack(sk, skb, req);
 		if (paws_reject)
 			NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_PAWSESTABREJECTED);