diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index c9c716a..448603a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -176,6 +176,18 @@
 		syn_set = true;
 	} else {
 		if (retransmits_timed_out(sk, sysctl_tcp_retries1, 0, 0)) {
+			/* Some middle-boxes may black-hole Fast Open _after_
+			 * the handshake. Therefore we conservatively disable
+			 * Fast Open on this path on recurring timeouts with
+			 * few or zero bytes acked after Fast Open.
+			 */
+			if (tp->syn_data_acked &&
+			    tp->bytes_acked <= tp->rx_opt.mss_clamp) {
+				tcp_fastopen_cache_set(sk, 0, NULL, true, 0);
+				if (icsk->icsk_retransmits == sysctl_tcp_retries1)
+					NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk),
+							 LINUX_MIB_TCPFASTOPENACTIVEFAIL);
+			}
 			/* Black hole detection */
 			tcp_mtu_probing(icsk, sk);