diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 00c01a01b547ec..0ebc33d1c9e509 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,8 @@ int tcp_fragment(struct sock *sk, enum tcp_queue tcp_queue,
 	if (nsize < 0)
 		nsize = 0;
 
-	if (unlikely((sk->sk_wmem_queued >> 1) > sk->sk_sndbuf)) {
+	if (unlikely((sk->sk_wmem_queued >> 1) > sk->sk_sndbuf &&
+		     tcp_queue != TCP_FRAG_IN_WRITE_QUEUE)) {
 		NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPWQUEUETOOBIG);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}