diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 05330fc5b436..9590364fe8b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ enum {
 #define RTAX_FEATURES RTAX_FEATURES
 	RTAX_RTO_MIN,
 #define RTAX_RTO_MIN RTAX_RTO_MIN
+	RTAX_INITRWND,
+#define RTAX_INITRWND RTAX_INITRWND
 	__RTAX_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 39c4a5963e12..ce078cda6b74 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ struct dst_entry {
 	 * (L1_CACHE_SIZE would be too much)
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	long			__pad_to_align_refcnt[2];
-#else
 	long			__pad_to_align_refcnt[1];
 #endif
 	/*
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 185e22baecb1..788c99f98597 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -965,7 +965,8 @@ static inline void tcp_sack_reset(struct tcp_options_received *rx_opt)
 /* Determine a window scaling and initial window to offer. */
 extern void tcp_select_initial_window(int __space, __u32 mss,
 				      __u32 *rcv_wnd, __u32 *window_clamp,
-				      int wscale_ok, __u8 *rcv_wscale);
+				      int wscale_ok, __u8 *rcv_wscale,
+				      __u32 init_rcv_wnd);
 
 static inline int tcp_win_from_space(int space)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index 66fd80ef2473..5c24db4a3c91 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ struct sock *cookie_v4_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	tcp_select_initial_window(tcp_full_space(sk), req->mss,
 				  &req->rcv_wnd, &req->window_clamp,
-				  ireq->wscale_ok, &rcv_wscale);
+				  ireq->wscale_ok, &rcv_wscale,
+				  dst_metric(&rt->u.dst, RTAX_INITRWND));
 
 	ireq->rcv_wscale  = rcv_wscale;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 12b2af36eab8..4a1605d3f909 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ static inline void tcp_event_ack_sent(struct sock *sk, unsigned int pkts)
  */
 void tcp_select_initial_window(int __space, __u32 mss,
 			       __u32 *rcv_wnd, __u32 *window_clamp,
-			       int wscale_ok, __u8 *rcv_wscale)
+			       int wscale_ok, __u8 *rcv_wscale,
+			       __u32 init_rcv_wnd)
 {
 	unsigned int space = (__space < 0 ? 0 : __space);
 
@@ -232,7 +233,13 @@ void tcp_select_initial_window(int __space, __u32 mss,
 			init_cwnd = 2;
 		else if (mss > 1460)
 			init_cwnd = 3;
-		if (*rcv_wnd > init_cwnd * mss)
+		/* when initializing use the value from init_rcv_wnd
+		 * rather than the default from above
+		 */
+		if (init_rcv_wnd &&
+		    (*rcv_wnd > init_rcv_wnd * mss))
+			*rcv_wnd = init_rcv_wnd * mss;
+		else if (*rcv_wnd > init_cwnd * mss)
 			*rcv_wnd = init_cwnd * mss;
 	}
 
@@ -2417,7 +2424,8 @@ struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 			&req->rcv_wnd,
 			&req->window_clamp,
 			ireq->wscale_ok,
-			&rcv_wscale);
+			&rcv_wscale,
+			dst_metric(dst, RTAX_INITRWND));
 		ireq->rcv_wscale = rcv_wscale;
 	}
 
@@ -2544,7 +2552,8 @@ static void tcp_connect_init(struct sock *sk)
 				  &tp->rcv_wnd,
 				  &tp->window_clamp,
 				  sysctl_tcp_window_scaling,
-				  &rcv_wscale);
+				  &rcv_wscale,
+				  dst_metric(dst, RTAX_INITRWND));
 
 	tp->rx_opt.rcv_wscale = rcv_wscale;
 	tp->rcv_ssthresh = tp->rcv_wnd;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 7208a06576c6..34d1f0690d7e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ struct sock *cookie_v6_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	req->window_clamp = tp->window_clamp ? :dst_metric(dst, RTAX_WINDOW);
 	tcp_select_initial_window(tcp_full_space(sk), req->mss,
 				  &req->rcv_wnd, &req->window_clamp,
-				  ireq->wscale_ok, &rcv_wscale);
+				  ireq->wscale_ok, &rcv_wscale,
+				  dst_metric(dst, RTAX_INITRWND));
 
 	ireq->rcv_wscale = rcv_wscale;