diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index f7567a3698eb..1fa15beb8380 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -457,18 +457,6 @@ void tcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_init_sock);
 
-void tcp_init_transfer(struct sock *sk, int bpf_op)
-{
-	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
-
-	tcp_mtup_init(sk);
-	icsk->icsk_af_ops->rebuild_header(sk);
-	tcp_init_metrics(sk);
-	tcp_call_bpf(sk, bpf_op, 0, NULL);
-	tcp_init_congestion_control(sk);
-	tcp_init_buffer_space(sk);
-}
-
 static void tcp_tx_timestamp(struct sock *sk, u16 tsflags)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = tcp_write_queue_tail(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 706a99ec73f6..077d9abdfcf5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5647,6 +5647,32 @@ void tcp_rcv_established(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_rcv_established);
 
+void tcp_init_transfer(struct sock *sk, int bpf_op)
+{
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+
+	tcp_mtup_init(sk);
+	icsk->icsk_af_ops->rebuild_header(sk);
+	tcp_init_metrics(sk);
+
+	/* Initialize the congestion window to start the transfer.
+	 * Cut cwnd down to 1 per RFC5681 if SYN or SYN-ACK has been
+	 * retransmitted. In light of RFC6298 more aggressive 1sec
+	 * initRTO, we only reset cwnd when more than 1 SYN/SYN-ACK
+	 * retransmission has occurred.
+	 */
+	if (tp->total_retrans > 1 && tp->undo_marker)
+		tp->snd_cwnd = 1;
+	else
+		tp->snd_cwnd = tcp_init_cwnd(tp, __sk_dst_get(sk));
+	tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_jiffies32;
+
+	tcp_call_bpf(sk, bpf_op, 0, NULL);
+	tcp_init_congestion_control(sk);
+	tcp_init_buffer_space(sk);
+}
+
 void tcp_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index d4d687330e2b..c4848e7a0aad 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -512,16 +512,6 @@ void tcp_init_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 
 		inet_csk(sk)->icsk_rto = TCP_TIMEOUT_FALLBACK;
 	}
-	/* Cut cwnd down to 1 per RFC5681 if SYN or SYN-ACK has been
-	 * retransmitted. In light of RFC6298 more aggressive 1sec
-	 * initRTO, we only reset cwnd when more than 1 SYN/SYN-ACK
-	 * retransmission has occurred.
-	 */
-	if (tp->total_retrans > 1 && tp->undo_marker)
-		tp->snd_cwnd = 1;
-	else
-		tp->snd_cwnd = tcp_init_cwnd(tp, dst);
-	tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_jiffies32;
 }
 
 bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst)