diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 93825ec968aa4..a74965a6a54f4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ void tcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 
 	/* There's a bubble in the pipe until at least the first ACK. */
 	tp->app_limited = ~0U;
+	tp->rate_app_limited = 1;
 
 	/* See draft-stevens-tcpca-spec-01 for discussion of the
 	 * initialization of these values.
@@ -2675,6 +2676,7 @@ int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 	tp->last_oow_ack_time = 0;
 	/* There's a bubble in the pipe until at least the first ACK. */
 	tp->app_limited = ~0U;
+	tp->rate_app_limited = 1;
 	tp->rack.mstamp = 0;
 	tp->rack.advanced = 0;
 	tp->rack.reo_wnd_steps = 1;