diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index df718e7c7ee..c7075345971 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -831,6 +831,20 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *conntrack,
 	tuple = &conntrack->tuplehash[dir].tuple;
 
 	switch (new_state) {
+	case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
+		if (old_state < TCP_CONNTRACK_TIME_WAIT)
+			break;
+		if (conntrack->proto.tcp.seen[!dir].flags &
+			IP_CT_TCP_FLAG_CLOSE_INIT) {
+			/* Attempt to reopen a closed connection.
+			* Delete this connection and look up again. */
+			write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
+			if (del_timer(&conntrack->timeout))
+				conntrack->timeout.function((unsigned long)
+							    conntrack);
+			return -NF_REPEAT;
+		}
+		/* Fall through */
 	case TCP_CONNTRACK_IGNORE:
 		/* Ignored packets:
 		 *
@@ -879,27 +893,6 @@ static int tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *conntrack,
 			nf_log_packet(pf, 0, skb, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 				  "nf_ct_tcp: invalid state ");
 		return -NF_ACCEPT;
-	case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
-		if (old_state < TCP_CONNTRACK_TIME_WAIT)
-			break;
-		if ((conntrack->proto.tcp.seen[dir].flags &
-			IP_CT_TCP_FLAG_CLOSE_INIT)
-		    || after(ntohl(th->seq),
-			     conntrack->proto.tcp.seen[dir].td_end)) {
-			/* Attempt to reopen a closed connection.
-			* Delete this connection and look up again. */
-			write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
-			if (del_timer(&conntrack->timeout))
-				conntrack->timeout.function((unsigned long)
-							    conntrack);
-			return -NF_REPEAT;
-		} else {
-			write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
-			if (LOG_INVALID(IPPROTO_TCP))
-				nf_log_packet(pf, 0, skb, NULL, NULL,
-					      NULL, "nf_ct_tcp: invalid SYN");
-			return -NF_ACCEPT;
-		}
 	case TCP_CONNTRACK_CLOSE:
 		if (index == TCP_RST_SET
 		    && ((test_bit(IPS_SEEN_REPLY_BIT, &conntrack->status)