diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 6826017c12d1..faaee5338bea 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -304,16 +304,19 @@ u32 tcp_slow_start(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 acked)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_slow_start);
 
-/* In theory this is tp->snd_cwnd += 1 / tp->snd_cwnd (or alternative w) */
+/* In theory this is tp->snd_cwnd += 1 / tp->snd_cwnd (or alternative w),
+ * for every packet that was ACKed.
+ */
 void tcp_cong_avoid_ai(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 w, u32 acked)
 {
+	tp->snd_cwnd_cnt += acked;
 	if (tp->snd_cwnd_cnt >= w) {
-		if (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_cwnd_clamp)
-			tp->snd_cwnd++;
-		tp->snd_cwnd_cnt = 0;
-	} else {
-		tp->snd_cwnd_cnt += acked;
+		u32 delta = tp->snd_cwnd_cnt / w;
+
+		tp->snd_cwnd_cnt -= delta * w;
+		tp->snd_cwnd += delta;
 	}
+	tp->snd_cwnd = min(tp->snd_cwnd, tp->snd_cwnd_clamp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_cong_avoid_ai);