diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
index 297936033c33..5eff762acd7f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static inline void bictcp_hystart_reset(struct sock *sk)
 
 	ca->round_start = ca->last_ack = bictcp_clock();
 	ca->end_seq = tp->snd_nxt;
-	ca->curr_rtt = 0;
+	ca->curr_rtt = ~0U;
 	ca->sample_cnt = 0;
 }
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static void hystart_update(struct sock *sk, u32 delay)
 	if (hystart_detect & HYSTART_DELAY) {
 		/* obtain the minimum delay of more than sampling packets */
 		if (ca->sample_cnt < HYSTART_MIN_SAMPLES) {
-			if (ca->curr_rtt == 0 || ca->curr_rtt > delay)
+			if (ca->curr_rtt > delay)
 				ca->curr_rtt = delay;
 
 			ca->sample_cnt++;