diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 0a13574134b8b..d323d4fa742ca 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1600,6 +1600,11 @@ enum tcp_chrono {
 void tcp_chrono_start(struct sock *sk, const enum tcp_chrono type);
 void tcp_chrono_stop(struct sock *sk, const enum tcp_chrono type);
 
+static inline void tcp_init_send_head(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	sk->sk_send_head = NULL;
+}
+
 /* write queue abstraction */
 static inline void tcp_write_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
 {
@@ -1610,6 +1615,7 @@ static inline void tcp_write_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
 		sk_wmem_free_skb(sk, skb);
 	sk_mem_reclaim(sk);
 	tcp_clear_all_retrans_hints(tcp_sk(sk));
+	tcp_init_send_head(sk);
 }
 
 static inline struct sk_buff *tcp_write_queue_head(const struct sock *sk)
@@ -1672,11 +1678,6 @@ static inline void tcp_check_send_head(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb_unli
 		tcp_sk(sk)->highest_sack = NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void tcp_init_send_head(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	sk->sk_send_head = NULL;
-}
-
 static inline void __tcp_add_write_queue_tail(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_write_queue, skb);