diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index d65d17b..9df5b2a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -692,6 +692,9 @@
 	TCP_SKB_CB(buff)->end_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq;
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(buff)->seq;
 
+	if (tp->sacked_out && (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq == tp->highest_sack))
+		tp->highest_sack = TCP_SKB_CB(buff)->seq;
+
 	/* PSH and FIN should only be set in the second packet. */
 	flags = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags;
 	TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = flags & ~(TCPCB_FLAG_FIN|TCPCB_FLAG_PSH);
@@ -1723,6 +1726,10 @@
 		/* Update sequence range on original skb. */
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq = TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->end_seq;
 
+		if (WARN_ON(tp->sacked_out &&
+		    (TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->seq == tp->highest_sack)))
+			return;
+
 		/* Merge over control information. */
 		flags |= TCP_SKB_CB(next_skb)->flags; /* This moves PSH/FIN etc. over */
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = flags;