diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 2c9670c832020..44eedae43eaa4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ static bool tcp_can_coalesce_send_queue_head(struct sock *sk, int len)
 		if (len <= skb->len)
 			break;
 
-		if (unlikely(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->eor) || tcp_has_tx_tstamp(skb))
+		if (tcp_has_tx_tstamp(skb) || !tcp_skb_can_collapse(skb, next))
 			return false;
 
 		len -= skb->len;