diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 39d0df6afe47..7042c32085f5 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -758,10 +758,9 @@ static inline __u32 tcp_current_ssthresh(const struct sock *sk)
 			    (tp->snd_cwnd >> 2)));
 }
 
-static inline void tcp_sync_left_out(struct tcp_sock *tp)
-{
-	BUG_ON(tp->rx_opt.sack_ok && (tcp_left_out(tp) > tp->packets_out));
-}
+/* Use define here intentionally to get BUG_ON location shown at the caller */
+#define tcp_verify_left_out(tp) \
+	BUG_ON(tp->rx_opt.sack_ok && (tcp_left_out(tp) > tp->packets_out))
 
 extern void tcp_enter_cwr(struct sock *sk, const int set_ssthresh);
 extern __u32 tcp_init_cwnd(struct tcp_sock *tp, struct dst_entry *dst);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 6bdd053e252f..b11bd1624227 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ static void tcp_add_reno_sack(struct sock *sk)
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	tp->sacked_out++;
 	tcp_check_reno_reordering(sk, 0);
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 }
 
 /* Account for ACK, ACKing some data in Reno Recovery phase. */
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ static void tcp_remove_reno_sacks(struct sock *sk, int acked)
 			tp->sacked_out -= acked-1;
 	}
 	tcp_check_reno_reordering(sk, acked);
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 }
 
 static inline void tcp_reset_reno_sack(struct tcp_sock *tp)
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ void tcp_enter_frto(struct sock *sk)
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS;
 		tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
 	}
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 
 	/* Earlier loss recovery underway (see RFC4138; Appendix B).
 	 * The last condition is necessary at least in tp->frto_counter case.
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ static void tcp_enter_frto_loss(struct sock *sk, int allowed_segments, int flag)
 			tp->lost_out += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
 		}
 	}
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 
 	tp->snd_cwnd = tcp_packets_in_flight(tp) + allowed_segments;
 	tp->snd_cwnd_cnt = 0;
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ void tcp_enter_loss(struct sock *sk, int how)
 			tp->fackets_out = cnt;
 		}
 	}
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 
 	tp->reordering = min_t(unsigned int, tp->reordering,
 					     sysctl_tcp_reordering);
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ static void tcp_mark_head_lost(struct sock *sk,
 			tcp_verify_retransmit_hint(tp, skb);
 		}
 	}
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 }
 
 /* Account newly detected lost packet(s) */
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ static void tcp_update_scoreboard(struct sock *sk)
 
 		tp->scoreboard_skb_hint = skb;
 
-		tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+		tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2217,8 +2217,8 @@ tcp_fastretrans_alert(struct sock *sk, int prior_packets, int flag)
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(LINUX_MIB_TCPLOSS);
 	}
 
-	/* D. Synchronize left_out to current state. */
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	/* D. Check consistency of the current state. */
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 
 	/* E. Check state exit conditions. State can be terminated
 	 *    when high_seq is ACKed. */
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ static int tcp_process_frto(struct sock *sk, int flag)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 
 	/* Duplicate the behavior from Loss state (fastretrans_alert) */
 	if (flag&FLAG_DATA_ACKED)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 7434944caa8f..a92fad55cd32 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ int tcp_fragment(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 len, unsigned int mss
 			/* Adjust Reno SACK estimate. */
 			if (!tp->rx_opt.sack_ok) {
 				tcp_dec_pcount_approx_int(&tp->sacked_out, diff);
-				tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+				tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 			}
 
 			tcp_dec_pcount_approx_int(&tp->fackets_out, diff);
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ void tcp_simple_retransmit(struct sock *sk)
 	if (!lost)
 		return;
 
-	tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
+	tcp_verify_left_out(tp);
 
 	/* Don't muck with the congestion window here.
 	 * Reason is that we do not increase amount of _data_