diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 48636aee23c3..8b8059b7af4d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3566,6 +3566,7 @@ int tcp_abort(struct sock *sk, int err)
 
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	local_bh_enable();
+	tcp_write_queue_purge(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 71fc60f1b326..f7d944855f8e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static void tcp_write_err(struct sock *sk)
 	sk->sk_err = sk->sk_err_soft ? : ETIMEDOUT;
 	sk->sk_error_report(sk);
 
+	tcp_write_queue_purge(sk);
 	tcp_done(sk);
 	__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONTIMEOUT);
 }