diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 711175e..8c25139 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	int mssind;
 	const __u16 mss = *mssp;
 
-	tcp_sk(sk)->last_synq_overflow = jiffies;
+	tcp_synq_overflow(sk);
 
 	for (mssind = 0; mss > msstab[mssind + 1]; mssind++)
 		;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 	if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (time_after(jiffies, tp->last_synq_overflow + TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT) ||
+	if (tcp_synq_no_recent_overflow(sk) ||
 		(mss = cookie_check(skb, cookie)) == 0) {
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_SYNCOOKIESFAILED);
 		goto out;