diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index 0e058a2d1c6d..2d36f6db3706 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 
 	unsigned long last_synq_overflow; 
 
+	__u32	tso_deferred;
+
 /* Receiver side RTT estimation */
 	struct {
 		__u32	rtt;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index f22536e32cb1..ca406157724c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1096,10 +1096,14 @@ static int tcp_tso_should_defer(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_sock *tp, struct sk_
 	u32 send_win, cong_win, limit, in_flight;
 
 	if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->flags & TCPCB_FLAG_FIN)
-		return 0;
+		goto send_now;
 
 	if (icsk->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Open)
-		return 0;
+		goto send_now;
+
+	/* Defer for less than two clock ticks. */
+	if (!tp->tso_deferred && ((jiffies<<1)>>1) - (tp->tso_deferred>>1) > 1)
+		goto send_now;
 
 	in_flight = tcp_packets_in_flight(tp);
 
@@ -1115,7 +1119,7 @@ static int tcp_tso_should_defer(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_sock *tp, struct sk_
 
 	/* If a full-sized TSO skb can be sent, do it. */
 	if (limit >= 65536)
-		return 0;
+		goto send_now;
 
 	if (sysctl_tcp_tso_win_divisor) {
 		u32 chunk = min(tp->snd_wnd, tp->snd_cwnd * tp->mss_cache);
@@ -1125,7 +1129,7 @@ static int tcp_tso_should_defer(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_sock *tp, struct sk_
 		 */
 		chunk /= sysctl_tcp_tso_win_divisor;
 		if (limit >= chunk)
-			return 0;
+			goto send_now;
 	} else {
 		/* Different approach, try not to defer past a single
 		 * ACK.  Receiver should ACK every other full sized
@@ -1133,11 +1137,17 @@ static int tcp_tso_should_defer(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_sock *tp, struct sk_
 		 * then send now.
 		 */
 		if (limit > tcp_max_burst(tp) * tp->mss_cache)
-			return 0;
+			goto send_now;
 	}
 
 	/* Ok, it looks like it is advisable to defer.  */
+	tp->tso_deferred = 1 | (jiffies<<1);
+
 	return 1;
+
+send_now:
+	tp->tso_deferred = 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Create a new MTU probe if we are ready.