diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 95bb237..b8fdc6b 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ int tcp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 struct sock *tcp_create_openreq_child(struct sock *sk,
 				      struct request_sock *req,
 				      struct sk_buff *skb);
+void tcp_ca_openreq_child(struct sock *sk, const struct dst_entry *dst);
 struct sock *tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  struct request_sock *req,
 				  struct dst_entry *dst);
@@ -636,6 +637,11 @@ static inline u32 tcp_rto_min_us(struct sock *sk)
 	return jiffies_to_usecs(tcp_rto_min(sk));
 }
 
+static inline bool tcp_ca_dst_locked(const struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	return dst_metric_locked(dst, RTAX_CC_ALGO);
+}
+
 /* Compute the actual receive window we are currently advertising.
  * Rcv_nxt can be after the window if our peer push more data
  * than the offered window.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 33f5ff0..ed94fdc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,8 @@ struct sock *tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 	sk_setup_caps(newsk, dst);
 
+	tcp_ca_openreq_child(newsk, dst);
+
 	tcp_sync_mss(newsk, dst_mtu(dst));
 	newtp->advmss = dst_metric_advmss(dst);
 	if (tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.user_mss &&
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 63d2680..bc9216d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -399,6 +399,32 @@ static void tcp_ecn_openreq_child(struct tcp_sock *tp,
 	tp->ecn_flags = inet_rsk(req)->ecn_ok ? TCP_ECN_OK : 0;
 }
 
+void tcp_ca_openreq_child(struct sock *sk, const struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+	u32 ca_key = dst_metric(dst, RTAX_CC_ALGO);
+	bool ca_got_dst = false;
+
+	if (ca_key != TCP_CA_UNSPEC) {
+		const struct tcp_congestion_ops *ca;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		ca = tcp_ca_find_key(ca_key);
+		if (likely(ca && try_module_get(ca->owner))) {
+			icsk->icsk_ca_dst_locked = tcp_ca_dst_locked(dst);
+			icsk->icsk_ca_ops = ca;
+			ca_got_dst = true;
+		}
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
+
+	if (!ca_got_dst && !try_module_get(icsk->icsk_ca_ops->owner))
+		tcp_assign_congestion_control(sk);
+
+	tcp_set_ca_state(sk, TCP_CA_Open);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_ca_openreq_child);
+
 /* This is not only more efficient than what we used to do, it eliminates
  * a lot of code duplication between IPv4/IPv6 SYN recv processing. -DaveM
  *
@@ -451,10 +477,6 @@ struct sock *tcp_create_openreq_child(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
 		newtp->snd_cwnd = TCP_INIT_CWND;
 		newtp->snd_cwnd_cnt = 0;
 
-		if (!try_module_get(newicsk->icsk_ca_ops->owner))
-			tcp_assign_congestion_control(newsk);
-
-		tcp_set_ca_state(newsk, TCP_CA_Open);
 		tcp_init_xmit_timers(newsk);
 		__skb_queue_head_init(&newtp->out_of_order_queue);
 		newtp->write_seq = newtp->pushed_seq = treq->snt_isn + 1;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index f5bd4bd..5eb5676 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2916,6 +2916,25 @@ struct sk_buff *tcp_make_synack(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_make_synack);
 
+static void tcp_ca_dst_init(struct sock *sk, const struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+	const struct tcp_congestion_ops *ca;
+	u32 ca_key = dst_metric(dst, RTAX_CC_ALGO);
+
+	if (ca_key == TCP_CA_UNSPEC)
+		return;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ca = tcp_ca_find_key(ca_key);
+	if (likely(ca && try_module_get(ca->owner))) {
+		module_put(icsk->icsk_ca_ops->owner);
+		icsk->icsk_ca_dst_locked = tcp_ca_dst_locked(dst);
+		icsk->icsk_ca_ops = ca;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
 /* Do all connect socket setups that can be done AF independent. */
 static void tcp_connect_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
@@ -2941,6 +2960,8 @@ static void tcp_connect_init(struct sock *sk)
 	tcp_mtup_init(sk);
 	tcp_sync_mss(sk, dst_mtu(dst));
 
+	tcp_ca_dst_init(sk, dst);
+
 	if (!tp->window_clamp)
 		tp->window_clamp = dst_metric(dst, RTAX_WINDOW);
 	tp->advmss = dst_metric_advmss(dst);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index d06af89..20f44fe 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,8 @@ static struct sock *tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		inet_csk(newsk)->icsk_ext_hdr_len = (newnp->opt->opt_nflen +
 						     newnp->opt->opt_flen);
 
+	tcp_ca_openreq_child(newsk, dst);
+
 	tcp_sync_mss(newsk, dst_mtu(dst));
 	newtp->advmss = dst_metric_advmss(dst);
 	if (tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.user_mss &&
