diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 3482d13d655b..a08de496d1b2 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ void tcp_send_fin(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_send_active_reset(struct sock *sk, gfp_t priority);
 int tcp_send_synack(struct sock *);
 void tcp_push_one(struct sock *, unsigned int mss_now);
+void __tcp_send_ack(struct sock *sk, u32 rcv_nxt);
 void tcp_send_ack(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_send_delayed_ack(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_send_loss_probe(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
index 5869f89ca656..078328afbfe3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
@@ -133,21 +133,8 @@ static void dctcp_ce_state_0_to_1(struct sock *sk)
 	 * ACK has not sent yet.
 	 */
 	if (!ca->ce_state &&
-	    inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.pending & ICSK_ACK_TIMER) {
-		u32 tmp_rcv_nxt;
-
-		/* Save current rcv_nxt. */
-		tmp_rcv_nxt = tp->rcv_nxt;
-
-		/* Generate previous ack with CE=0. */
-		tp->ecn_flags &= ~TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR;
-		tp->rcv_nxt = ca->prior_rcv_nxt;
-
-		tcp_send_ack(sk);
-
-		/* Recover current rcv_nxt. */
-		tp->rcv_nxt = tmp_rcv_nxt;
-	}
+	    inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.pending & ICSK_ACK_TIMER)
+		__tcp_send_ack(sk, ca->prior_rcv_nxt);
 
 	ca->prior_rcv_nxt = tp->rcv_nxt;
 	ca->ce_state = 1;
@@ -164,21 +151,8 @@ static void dctcp_ce_state_1_to_0(struct sock *sk)
 	 * ACK has not sent yet.
 	 */
 	if (ca->ce_state &&
-	    inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.pending & ICSK_ACK_TIMER) {
-		u32 tmp_rcv_nxt;
-
-		/* Save current rcv_nxt. */
-		tmp_rcv_nxt = tp->rcv_nxt;
-
-		/* Generate previous ack with CE=1. */
-		tp->ecn_flags |= TCP_ECN_DEMAND_CWR;
-		tp->rcv_nxt = ca->prior_rcv_nxt;
-
-		tcp_send_ack(sk);
-
-		/* Recover current rcv_nxt. */
-		tp->rcv_nxt = tmp_rcv_nxt;
-	}
+	    inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.pending & ICSK_ACK_TIMER)
+		__tcp_send_ack(sk, ca->prior_rcv_nxt);
 
 	ca->prior_rcv_nxt = tp->rcv_nxt;
 	ca->ce_state = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index ee1b0705321d..c4172c1fb198 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ static void tcp_event_data_sent(struct tcp_sock *tp,
 }
 
 /* Account for an ACK we sent. */
-static inline void tcp_event_ack_sent(struct sock *sk, unsigned int pkts)
+static inline void tcp_event_ack_sent(struct sock *sk, unsigned int pkts,
+				      u32 rcv_nxt)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
@@ -171,6 +172,9 @@ static inline void tcp_event_ack_sent(struct sock *sk, unsigned int pkts)
 		if (hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&tp->compressed_ack_timer) == 1)
 			__sock_put(sk);
 	}
+
+	if (unlikely(rcv_nxt != tp->rcv_nxt))
+		return;  /* Special ACK sent by DCTCP to reflect ECN */
 	tcp_dec_quickack_mode(sk, pkts);
 	inet_csk_clear_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_DACK);
 }
@@ -1141,7 +1145,7 @@ static int __tcp_transmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	icsk->icsk_af_ops->send_check(sk, skb);
 
 	if (likely(tcb->tcp_flags & TCPHDR_ACK))
-		tcp_event_ack_sent(sk, tcp_skb_pcount(skb));
+		tcp_event_ack_sent(sk, tcp_skb_pcount(skb), rcv_nxt);
 
 	if (skb->len != tcp_header_size) {
 		tcp_event_data_sent(tp, sk);
@@ -3613,12 +3617,12 @@ void __tcp_send_ack(struct sock *sk, u32 rcv_nxt)
 	/* Send it off, this clears delayed acks for us. */
 	__tcp_transmit_skb(sk, buff, 0, (__force gfp_t)0, rcv_nxt);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__tcp_send_ack);
 
 void tcp_send_ack(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	__tcp_send_ack(sk, tcp_sk(sk)->rcv_nxt);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_send_ack);
 
 /* This routine sends a packet with an out of date sequence
  * number. It assumes the other end will try to ack it.