diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.adoc b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.adoc
index e16fc4dd5c..a26dda68ad 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.adoc
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_advanced.adoc
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ Set when all of the following are true:
 * The current sequence number equals the next expected acknowledgement number.
 * We saw the last acknowledgement less than 20ms ago.
 
-Supersedes “Out-Of-Order”, “Spurious Retransmission”, and “Retransmission”.
+Supersedes “Out-Of-Order” and “Retransmission”.
 
 // TCP_A_KEEP_ALIVE
 [discrete]
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ Set when all of the following are true:
 * The last segment arrived within the Out-Of-Order RTT threshold.
   The threshold is either the value shown in the “iRTT” (tcp.analysis.initial_rtt) field under “SEQ/ACK analysis” if it is present, or the default value of 3ms if it is not.
 
-Supersedes “Spurious Retransmission” and “Retransmission”.
+Supersedes “Retransmission”.
 
 // TCP_A_REUSED_PORTS
 [discrete]
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ direction. Set when all of the following are true:
 * Data for this flow has been acknowledged. That is, the last-seen acknowledgement number has been set.
 * The next sequence number is less than or equal to the last-seen acknowledgement number.
 
-Supersedes “Retransmission”.
+Supersedes “Fast Retransmission”, “Out-Of-Order”, and “Retransmission”.
 
 // TCP_A_RETRANSMISSION
 [discrete]
diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c
index 2342f08b23..3a5fc5df4f 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c
@@ -2234,6 +2234,20 @@ finished_fwd:
             seq_not_advanced = FALSE;
         }
 
+        /* Check for spurious retransmission. If the current seq + segment length
+         * is less than or equal to the current lastack, the packet contains
+         * duplicate data and may be considered spurious.
+         */
+        if ( seglen > 0
+        && tcpd->rev->tcp_analyze_seq_info->lastack
+        && LE_SEQ(seq + seglen, tcpd->rev->tcp_analyze_seq_info->lastack) ) {
+            if(!tcpd->ta){
+                tcp_analyze_get_acked_struct(pinfo->num, seq, ack, TRUE, tcpd);
+            }
+            tcpd->ta->flags|=TCP_A_SPURIOUS_RETRANSMISSION;
+            goto finished_checking_retransmission_type;
+        }
+
         /* If there were >=2 duplicate ACKs in the reverse direction
          * (there might be duplicate acks missing from the trace)
          * and if this sequence number matches those ACKs
@@ -2276,20 +2290,6 @@ finished_fwd:
             goto finished_checking_retransmission_type;
         }
 
-        /* Check for spurious retransmission. If the current seq + segment length
-         * is less than or equal to the current lastack, the packet contains
-         * duplicate data and may be considered spurious.
-         */
-        if ( seglen > 0
-        && tcpd->rev->tcp_analyze_seq_info->lastack
-        && LE_SEQ(seq + seglen, tcpd->rev->tcp_analyze_seq_info->lastack) ) {
-            if(!tcpd->ta){
-                tcp_analyze_get_acked_struct(pinfo->num, seq, ack, TRUE, tcpd);
-            }
-            tcpd->ta->flags|=TCP_A_SPURIOUS_RETRANSMISSION;
-            goto finished_checking_retransmission_type;
-        }
-
         if (seq_not_advanced) {
             /* Then it has to be a generic retransmission */
             if(!tcpd->ta) {