diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
index 8f8eefd3a3ce..c7bf5b26bf0c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
@@ -432,10 +432,9 @@ static void hystart_update(struct sock *sk, u32 delay)
 
 	if (hystart_detect & HYSTART_DELAY) {
 		/* obtain the minimum delay of more than sampling packets */
+		if (ca->curr_rtt > delay)
+			ca->curr_rtt = delay;
 		if (ca->sample_cnt < HYSTART_MIN_SAMPLES) {
-			if (ca->curr_rtt > delay)
-				ca->curr_rtt = delay;
-
 			ca->sample_cnt++;
 		} else {
 			if (ca->curr_rtt > ca->delay_min +