diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
index 4b8f91ed9d0..459b78cd444 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ cc_post_recovery(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcphdr *th)
 	}
 	/* XXXLAS: EXIT_RECOVERY ? */
 	tp->t_bytes_acked = 0;
-	tp->sackhint.recover_fs = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3948,10 +3947,13 @@ tcp_prr_partialack(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcphdr *th)
 	/*
 	 * Proportional Rate Reduction
 	 */
-	if (pipe > tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (pipe > tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+		if (tp->sackhint.recover_fs == 0)
+			tp->sackhint.recover_fs =
+			    max(1, tp->snd_nxt - tp->snd_una);
 		snd_cnt = (tp->sackhint.prr_delivered * tp->snd_ssthresh /
 		    tp->sackhint.recover_fs) - tp->sackhint.sack_bytes_rexmit;
-	else {
+	} else {
 		if (V_tcp_do_prr_conservative)
 			limit = tp->sackhint.prr_delivered -
 			    tp->sackhint.sack_bytes_rexmit;