diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index e337e05035be46c5c65a9af7384c915793aa5e02..590e01a476acc913464322e8e54a1858d78b3bf7 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_init_metrics(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_metrics_init(void);
 bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst,
-			bool paws_check);
+			bool paws_check, bool timestamps);
 bool tcp_remember_stamp(struct sock *sk);
 bool tcp_tw_remember_stamp(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
 void tcp_fetch_timewait_stamp(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 1a8e89fdd331ecaeaf6b260d219236c728266b9e..4f6cfbc577753c7bef689c07b80991d41a467537 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5979,12 +5979,14 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 		 * timewait bucket, so that all the necessary checks
 		 * are made in the function processing timewait state.
 		 */
-		if (tmp_opt.saw_tstamp && tcp_death_row.sysctl_tw_recycle) {
+		if (tcp_death_row.sysctl_tw_recycle) {
 			bool strict;
 
 			dst = af_ops->route_req(sk, &fl, req, &strict);
+
 			if (dst && strict &&
-			    !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst, true)) {
+			    !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst, true,
+						tmp_opt.saw_tstamp)) {
 				NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_PAWSPASSIVEREJECTED);
 				goto drop_and_release;
 			}
@@ -5993,7 +5995,8 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 		else if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies &&
 			 (sysctl_max_syn_backlog - inet_csk_reqsk_queue_len(sk) <
 			  (sysctl_max_syn_backlog >> 2)) &&
-			 !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst, false)) {
+			 !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst, false,
+					     tmp_opt.saw_tstamp)) {
 			/* Without syncookies last quarter of
 			 * backlog is filled with destinations,
 			 * proven to be alive.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index 0d54e59b9ea8c02835674b47e06c8732295ab10c..ed9c9a91851ced8e719aeec58530fb326ec8a2db 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ void tcp_init_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 	tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_time_stamp;
 }
 
-bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst, bool paws_check)
+bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst,
+			bool paws_check, bool timestamps)
 {
 	struct tcp_metrics_block *tm;
 	bool ret;
@@ -589,7 +590,8 @@ bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst, bool pa
 	if (paws_check) {
 		if (tm &&
 		    (u32)get_seconds() - tm->tcpm_ts_stamp < TCP_PAWS_MSL &&
-		    (s32)(tm->tcpm_ts - req->ts_recent) > TCP_PAWS_WINDOW)
+		    ((s32)(tm->tcpm_ts - req->ts_recent) > TCP_PAWS_WINDOW ||
+		     !timestamps))
 			ret = false;
 		else
 			ret = true;