diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index 297f09f23..62cc50700 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -262,4 +262,16 @@ static __always_inline void timespec_add_ns(struct timespec *a, u64 ns)
 	a->tv_nsec = ns;
 }
 
+/**
+ * time_between32 - check if a 32-bit timestamp is within a given time range
+ * @t:	the time which may be within [l,h]
+ * @l:	the lower bound of the range
+ * @h:	the higher bound of the range
+ *
+ * time_before32(t, l, h) returns true if @l <= @t <= @h. All operands are
+ * treated as 32-bit integers.
+ *
+ * Equivalent to !(time_before32(@t, @l) || time_after32(@t, @h)).
+ */
+#define time_between32(t, l, h) ((u32)(h) - (u32)(l) >= (u32)(t) - (u32)(l))
 #endif
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index fca2651ae..5e6d130c0 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static inline void tcp_synq_overflow(const struct sock *sk)
 	unsigned long last_overflow = tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp;
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 
-	if (time_after(now, last_overflow + HZ))
+	if (!time_between32(now, last_overflow, last_overflow + HZ))
 		tcp_sk(sk)->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp = now;
 }