diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index e002f2e1d4f2de0397f2cc7ec0a14a05efbd802b..9a7ef7732c24c94d4a01d5911ebe51f21371a457 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -597,6 +597,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_create_openreq_child);
  * validation and inside tcp_v4_reqsk_send_ack(). Can we do better?
  *
  * We don't need to initialize tmp_opt.sack_ok as we don't use the results
+ *
+ * Note: If @fastopen is true, this can be called from process context.
+ *       Otherwise, this is from BH context.
  */
 
 struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -748,7 +751,7 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 					  &tcp_rsk(req)->last_oow_ack_time))
 			req->rsk_ops->send_ack(sk, skb, req);
 		if (paws_reject)
-			__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_PAWSESTABREJECTED);
+			NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_PAWSESTABREJECTED);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -767,7 +770,7 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 *	   "fourth, check the SYN bit"
 	 */
 	if (flg & (TCP_FLAG_RST|TCP_FLAG_SYN)) {
-		__TCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
+		TCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 		goto embryonic_reset;
 	}