diff --git a/sys/netinet/cc/cc_dctcp.c b/sys/netinet/cc/cc_dctcp.c
index 4e143eb45551..72aa8f73c0d3 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/cc/cc_dctcp.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/cc/cc_dctcp.c
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ dctcp_cong_signal(struct cc_var *ccv, uint32_t type)
 			dctcp_data->ece_curr = 1;
 			break;
 		case CC_RTO:
-			CCV(ccv, t_flags2) |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 			dctcp_update_alpha(ccv);
 			dctcp_data->save_sndnxt += CCV(ccv, t_maxseg);
 			dctcp_data->num_cong_events++;
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
index 91a10ee31503..5050210ca1b3 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ cc_cong_signal(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcphdr *th, uint32_t type)
 		tp->snd_ssthresh = max(2, min(tp->snd_wnd, tp->snd_cwnd) / 2 /
 		    maxseg) * maxseg;
 		tp->snd_cwnd = maxseg;
+		if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
+			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		break;
 	case CC_RTO_ERR:
 		TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndrexmitbad);
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
index 4f3bc4c732c4..bbb3756c6bfa 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
@@ -1813,6 +1813,8 @@ rack_cong_signal(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcphdr *th, uint32_t type)
 		tp->snd_ssthresh = max(2, min(tp->snd_wnd, tp->snd_cwnd) / 2 /
 		    ctf_fixed_maxseg(tp)) * ctf_fixed_maxseg(tp);
 		tp->snd_cwnd = ctf_fixed_maxseg(tp);
+		if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
+			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		break;
 	case CC_RTO_ERR:
 		TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndrexmitbad);