diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index d95cbe4da96e..f7624ab9b420 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ void tcp_set_keepalive(struct sock *sk, int val);
 void tcp_syn_ack_timeout(const struct request_sock *req);
 int tcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		int flags);
+int __tcp_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val, bool wakeup);
 int tcp_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val);
 void tcp_set_rcvbuf(struct sock *sk, int val);
 int tcp_set_window_clamp(struct sock *sk, int val);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 5d907a0a0461..c3c756a1ba8c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1827,8 +1827,7 @@ int tcp_peek_len(struct socket *sock)
 	return tcp_inq(sock->sk);
 }
 
-/* Make sure sk_rcvbuf is big enough to satisfy SO_RCVLOWAT hint */
-int tcp_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val)
+int __tcp_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val, bool wakeup)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	int space, cap;
@@ -1841,7 +1840,8 @@ int tcp_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val)
 	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rcvlowat, val ? : 1);
 
 	/* Check if we need to signal EPOLLIN right now */
-	tcp_data_ready(sk);
+	if (wakeup)
+		tcp_data_ready(sk);
 
 	if (sk->sk_userlocks & SOCK_RCVBUF_LOCK)
 		return 0;
@@ -1856,6 +1856,12 @@ int tcp_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Make sure sk_rcvbuf is big enough to satisfy SO_RCVLOWAT hint */
+int tcp_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val)
+{
+	return __tcp_set_rcvlowat(sk, val, true);
+}
+
 void tcp_set_rcvbuf(struct sock *sk, int val)
 {
 	tcp_set_window_clamp(sk, tcp_win_from_space(sk, val));