diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 5a95e5886b55..15163454174b 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1712,6 +1712,7 @@ static inline void tcp_insert_write_queue_before(struct sk_buff *new,
 
 static inline void tcp_unlink_write_queue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk)
 {
+	tcp_skb_tsorted_anchor_cleanup(skb);
 	__skb_unlink(skb, &sk->sk_write_queue);
 }