diff --git a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
index 7017d84a381..7618d51aa2d 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ static int ccid3_hc_tx_init(struct ccid *ccid, struct sock *sk)
 	struct ccid3_hc_tx_sock *hctx = ccid_priv(ccid);
 
 	hctx->ccid3hctx_s     = 0;
+	hctx->ccid3hctx_rtt   = 0;
 	hctx->ccid3hctx_state = TFRC_SSTATE_NO_SENT;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hctx->ccid3hctx_hist);
 
@@ -1093,7 +1094,7 @@ static int ccid3_hc_rx_init(struct ccid *ccid, struct sock *sk)
 	dccp_timestamp(sk, &hcrx->ccid3hcrx_tstamp_last_ack);
 	hcrx->ccid3hcrx_tstamp_last_feedback = hcrx->ccid3hcrx_tstamp_last_ack;
 	hcrx->ccid3hcrx_s   = 0;
-	hcrx->ccid3hcrx_rtt = 5000; /* XXX 5ms for now... */
+	hcrx->ccid3hcrx_rtt = 0;
 	return 0;
 }