diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 34f5cc2..185e22b 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -856,13 +856,6 @@
 					  icsk->icsk_rto, TCP_RTO_MAX);
 }
 
-static inline void tcp_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-
-	__tcp_push_pending_frames(sk, tcp_current_mss(sk), tp->nonagle);
-}
-
 static inline void tcp_init_wl(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 seq)
 {
 	tp->snd_wl1 = seq;
@@ -1342,6 +1335,15 @@
 	return skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_write_queue);
 }
 
+static inline void tcp_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	if (tcp_send_head(sk)) {
+		struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+
+		__tcp_push_pending_frames(sk, tcp_current_mss(sk), tp->nonagle);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Start sequence of the highest skb with SACKed bit, valid only if
  * sacked > 0 or when the caller has ensured validity by itself.
  */