diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
index c037644..fd1405d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bic.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else {
 		bictcp_update(ca, tp->snd_cwnd);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 84be008..654729a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	/* In "safe" area, increase. */
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 		acked = tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 		if (!acked)
 			return;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
index 06d3d66..28011fb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 		if (hystart && after(ack, ca->end_seq))
 			bictcp_hystart_reset(sk);
 		acked = tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
 		ca->delay_min = delay;
 
 	/* hystart triggers when cwnd is larger than some threshold */
-	if (hystart && tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh &&
+	if (hystart && tcp_in_slow_start(tp) &&
 	    tp->snd_cwnd >= hystart_low_window)
 		hystart_update(sk, delay);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c
index 882c08a..db784249 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_highspeed.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else {
 		/* Update AIMD parameters.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c
index 58469ff..82f0d9e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else {
 		/* In dangerous area, increase slowly.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c
index f71002e..2ab9bbb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	/* In slow start */
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 
 	else {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index a51d63a..b3d64f6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
 				tcp_metric_set(tm, TCP_METRIC_CWND,
 					       tp->snd_cwnd);
 		}
-	} else if (tp->snd_cwnd > tp->snd_ssthresh &&
+	} else if (!tcp_in_slow_start(tp) &&
 		   icsk->icsk_ca_state == TCP_CA_Open) {
 		/* Cong. avoidance phase, cwnd is reliable. */
 		if (!tcp_metric_locked(tm, TCP_METRIC_SSTHRESH))
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c
index 333bcb2..bf5ea9e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_scalable.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 		return;
 
-	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 	else
 		tcp_cong_avoid_ai(tp, min(tp->snd_cwnd, TCP_SCALABLE_AI_CNT),
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c
index a6cea1d..13951c4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 			 */
 			diff = tp->snd_cwnd * (rtt-vegas->baseRTT) / vegas->baseRTT;
 
-			if (diff > gamma && tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+			if (diff > gamma && tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 				/* Going too fast. Time to slow down
 				 * and switch to congestion avoidance.
 				 */
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 				tp->snd_cwnd = min(tp->snd_cwnd, (u32)target_cwnd+1);
 				tp->snd_ssthresh = tcp_vegas_ssthresh(tp);
 
-			} else if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+			} else if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 				/* Slow start.  */
 				tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 			} else {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 		vegas->minRTT = 0x7fffffff;
 	}
 	/* Use normal slow start */
-	else if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+	else if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp))
 		tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c
index 112151e..0d094b9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 
 		veno->diff = (tp->snd_cwnd << V_PARAM_SHIFT) - target_cwnd;
 
-		if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+		if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 			/* Slow start.  */
 			tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 		} else {