diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 918ecd724c1b8d..dd8b5c55368f9d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2097,7 +2097,8 @@ int tcp_retransmit_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * copying overhead: fragmentation, tunneling, mangling etc.
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) >
-	    min(sk->sk_wmem_queued + (sk->sk_wmem_queued >> 2), sk->sk_sndbuf))
+	    min_t(u32, sk->sk_wmem_queued + (sk->sk_wmem_queued >> 2),
+		  sk->sk_sndbuf))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	if (before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tp->snd_una)) {