diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
index 6ea3dc2e4219..6274462b86b4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static void bbr_init(struct sock *sk)
 	bbr->prior_cwnd = 0;
 	tp->snd_ssthresh = TCP_INFINITE_SSTHRESH;
 	bbr->rtt_cnt = 0;
-	bbr->next_rtt_delivered = 0;
+	bbr->next_rtt_delivered = tp->delivered;
 	bbr->prev_ca_state = TCP_CA_Open;
 	bbr->packet_conservation = 0;