diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 95caf8aaa8be..95618d0e78e4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void tcp_select_initial_window(const struct sock *sk, int __space, __u32 mss,
 	if (READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_workaround_signed_windows))
 		(*rcv_wnd) = min(space, MAX_TCP_WINDOW);
 	else
-		(*rcv_wnd) = min_t(u32, space, U16_MAX);
+		(*rcv_wnd) = space;
 
 	if (init_rcv_wnd)
 		*rcv_wnd = min(*rcv_wnd, init_rcv_wnd * mss);