diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 1200321..40d69af 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -571,13 +571,6 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "tcp_slow_start_after_idle",
-		.data		= &sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
-	},
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETLABEL
 	{
 		.procname	= "cipso_cache_enable",
@@ -1145,6 +1138,13 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_net_table[] = {
 		.mode           = 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "tcp_slow_start_after_idle",
+		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
+	},
 	{ }
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 517ff19..cea63a4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -2486,6 +2486,7 @@ static int __net_init tcp_sk_init(struct net *net)
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_timestamps = 1;
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_early_retrans = 3;
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_recovery = TCP_RACK_LOSS_DETECTION;
+	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle = 1; /* By default, RFC2861 behavior.  */
 
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_fastopen = TFO_CLIENT_ENABLE;
 	spin_lock_init(&net->ipv4.tcp_fastopen_ctx_lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 2171383..bdc288a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ int sysctl_tcp_limit_output_bytes __read_mostly = 262144;
  */
 int sysctl_tcp_tso_win_divisor __read_mostly = 3;
 
-/* By default, RFC2861 behavior.  */
-int sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle __read_mostly = 1;
-
 static bool tcp_write_xmit(struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now, int nonagle,
 			   int push_one, gfp_t gfp);
 
@@ -1690,7 +1687,7 @@ static void tcp_cwnd_validate(struct sock *sk, bool is_cwnd_limited)
 		if (tp->packets_out > tp->snd_cwnd_used)
 			tp->snd_cwnd_used = tp->packets_out;
 
-		if (sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle &&
+		if (sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle &&
 		    (s32)(tcp_jiffies32 - tp->snd_cwnd_stamp) >= inet_csk(sk)->icsk_rto &&
 		    !ca_ops->cong_control)
 			tcp_cwnd_application_limited(sk);