diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 02a9a2c366bf..f99b0c072ee5 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ struct tcp_congestion_ops {
 int tcp_register_congestion_control(struct tcp_congestion_ops *type);
 void tcp_unregister_congestion_control(struct tcp_congestion_ops *type);
 
+void tcp_assign_congestion_control(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_init_congestion_control(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_cleanup_congestion_control(struct sock *sk);
 int tcp_set_default_congestion_control(const char *name);
@@ -835,7 +836,6 @@ int tcp_set_congestion_control(struct sock *sk, const char *name);
 int tcp_slow_start(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 acked);
 void tcp_cong_avoid_ai(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 w);
 
-extern struct tcp_congestion_ops tcp_init_congestion_ops;
 u32 tcp_reno_ssthresh(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_reno_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked);
 extern struct tcp_congestion_ops tcp_reno;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 87289e51be00..cf5e508e1ef5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void tcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 
 	tp->reordering = sysctl_tcp_reordering;
 	tcp_enable_early_retrans(tp);
-	icsk->icsk_ca_ops = &tcp_init_congestion_ops;
+	tcp_assign_congestion_control(sk);
 
 	tp->tsoffset = 0;
 
@@ -3258,8 +3258,6 @@ void __init tcp_init(void)
 		tcp_hashinfo.ehash_mask + 1, tcp_hashinfo.bhash_size);
 
 	tcp_metrics_init();
-
-	tcp_register_congestion_control(&tcp_reno);
-
+	BUG_ON(tcp_register_congestion_control(&tcp_reno) != 0);
 	tcp_tasklet_init();
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 80248f56c89f..a6c8a5775624 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -74,24 +74,34 @@ void tcp_unregister_congestion_control(struct tcp_congestion_ops *ca)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_unregister_congestion_control);
 
 /* Assign choice of congestion control. */
-void tcp_init_congestion_control(struct sock *sk)
+void tcp_assign_congestion_control(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	struct tcp_congestion_ops *ca;
 
-	/* if no choice made yet assign the current value set as default */
-	if (icsk->icsk_ca_ops == &tcp_init_congestion_ops) {
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		list_for_each_entry_rcu(ca, &tcp_cong_list, list) {
-			if (try_module_get(ca->owner)) {
-				icsk->icsk_ca_ops = ca;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/* fallback to next available */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ca, &tcp_cong_list, list) {
+		if (likely(try_module_get(ca->owner))) {
+			icsk->icsk_ca_ops = ca;
+			goto out;
 		}
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+		/* Fallback to next available. The last really
+		 * guaranteed fallback is Reno from this list.
+		 */
 	}
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	/* Clear out private data before diag gets it and
+	 * the ca has not been initialized.
+	 */
+	if (ca->get_info)
+		memset(icsk->icsk_ca_priv, 0, sizeof(icsk->icsk_ca_priv));
+}
+
+void tcp_init_congestion_control(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 
 	if (icsk->icsk_ca_ops->init)
 		icsk->icsk_ca_ops->init(sk);
@@ -345,15 +355,3 @@ struct tcp_congestion_ops tcp_reno = {
 	.ssthresh	= tcp_reno_ssthresh,
 	.cong_avoid	= tcp_reno_cong_avoid,
 };
-
-/* Initial congestion control used (until SYN)
- * really reno under another name so we can tell difference
- * during tcp_set_default_congestion_control
- */
-struct tcp_congestion_ops tcp_init_congestion_ops  = {
-	.name		= "",
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-	.ssthresh	= tcp_reno_ssthresh,
-	.cong_avoid	= tcp_reno_cong_avoid,
-};
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_init_congestion_ops);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index a058f411d3a6..47b73506b77e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -451,9 +451,8 @@ 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 (newicsk->icsk_ca_ops != &tcp_init_congestion_ops &&
-		    !try_module_get(newicsk->icsk_ca_ops->owner))
-			newicsk->icsk_ca_ops = &tcp_init_congestion_ops;
+		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);