diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 87ebe958a642..64bcf384e9dd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -69,11 +69,7 @@ u32 tcp_clamp_probe0_to_user_timeout(const struct sock *sk, u32 when)
 
 static void tcp_write_err(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_err, READ_ONCE(sk->sk_err_soft) ? : ETIMEDOUT);
-	sk_error_report(sk);
-
-	tcp_write_queue_purge(sk);
-	tcp_done(sk);
+	tcp_done_with_error(sk, READ_ONCE(sk->sk_err_soft) ? : ETIMEDOUT);
 	__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONTIMEOUT);
 }