diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c
index fe8cc183411e..95ea633e8356 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_SYNPROXY.c
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ synproxy_send_client_ack(const struct synproxy_net *snet,
 
 	synproxy_build_options(nth, opts);
 
-	synproxy_send_tcp(skb, nskb, NULL, 0, niph, nth, tcp_hdr_size);
+	synproxy_send_tcp(skb, nskb, skb->nfct, IP_CT_ESTABLISHED_REPLY,
+	                  niph, nth, tcp_hdr_size);
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
index bcebc24c6f0b..ebbb754c2111 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ synproxy_send_client_ack(const struct synproxy_net *snet,
 
 	synproxy_build_options(nth, opts);
 
-	synproxy_send_tcp(snet, skb, nskb, NULL, 0, niph, nth, tcp_hdr_size);
+	synproxy_send_tcp(snet, skb, nskb, skb->nfct, IP_CT_ESTABLISHED_REPLY,
+	                  niph, nth, tcp_hdr_size);
 }
 
 static bool