Index: sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
===================================================================
--- sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
+++ sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
@@ -1482,11 +1482,6 @@
 		SOCKBUF_UNLOCK_ASSERT(&so->so_rcv);
 		sorwakeup(so);
 	}
-	if (tp->t_flags & TF_WAKESOW) {
-		tp->t_flags &= ~TF_WAKESOW;
-		SOCKBUF_UNLOCK_ASSERT(&so->so_snd);
-		sowwakeup(so);
-	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -1863,7 +1858,7 @@
 				else if (!tcp_timer_active(tp, TT_PERSIST))
 					tcp_timer_activate(tp, TT_REXMT,
 						      tp->t_rxtcur);
-				tp->t_flags |= TF_WAKESOW;
+				sowwakeup(so);
 				if (sbavail(&so->so_snd))
 					(void) tp->t_fb->tfb_tcp_output(tp);
 				goto check_delack;
@@ -2921,8 +2916,8 @@
 				tp->snd_wnd = 0;
 			ourfinisacked = 0;
 		}
-		SOCKBUF_UNLOCK(&so->so_snd);
-		tp->t_flags |= TF_WAKESOW;
+		/* NB: sowwakeup_locked() does an implicit unlock. */
+		sowwakeup_locked(so);
 		m_freem(mfree);
 		/* Detect una wraparound. */
 		if (!IN_RECOVERY(tp->t_flags) &&
Index: sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/bbr.c
===================================================================
--- sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/bbr.c
+++ sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/bbr.c
@@ -7876,8 +7876,8 @@
 	acked_amount = min(acked, (int)sbavail(&so->so_snd));
 	tp->snd_wnd -= acked_amount;
 	mfree = sbcut_locked(&so->so_snd, acked_amount);
-	SOCKBUF_UNLOCK(&so->so_snd);
-	tp->t_flags |= TF_WAKESOW;
+	/* NB: sowwakeup_locked() does an implicit unlock. */
+	sowwakeup_locked(so);
 	m_freem(mfree);
 	if (SEQ_GT(th->th_ack, tp->snd_una)) {
 		bbr_collapse_rtt(tp, bbr, TCP_REXMTVAL(tp));
@@ -8800,7 +8800,7 @@
 		    &tcp_savetcp, 0);
 #endif
 	/* Wake up the socket if we have room to write more */
-	tp->t_flags |= TF_WAKESOW;
+	sowwakeup(so);
 	if (tp->snd_una == tp->snd_max) {
 		/* Nothing left outstanding */
 		bbr_log_progress_event(bbr, tp, ticks, PROGRESS_CLEAR, __LINE__);
Index: sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
===================================================================
--- sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
+++ sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
@@ -8344,8 +8344,8 @@
 		 */
 		ourfinisacked = 1;
 	}
-	SOCKBUF_UNLOCK(&so->so_snd);
-	tp->t_flags |= TF_WAKESOW;
+	/* NB: sowwakeup_locked() does an implicit unlock. */
+	sowwakeup_locked(so);
 	m_freem(mfree);
 	if (rack->r_ctl.rc_early_recovery == 0) {
 		if (IN_RECOVERY(tp->t_flags)) {
@@ -9144,7 +9144,7 @@
 		rack_timer_cancel(tp, rack, rack->r_ctl.rc_rcvtime, __LINE__);
 	}
 	/* Wake up the socket if we have room to write more */
-	tp->t_flags |= TF_WAKESOW;
+	sowwakeup(so);
 	if (sbavail(&so->so_snd)) {
 		rack->r_wanted_output = 1;
 	}
Index: sys/netinet/tcp_var.h
===================================================================
--- sys/netinet/tcp_var.h
+++ sys/netinet/tcp_var.h
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 #define	TF_FORCEDATA	0x00800000	/* force out a byte */
 #define	TF_TSO		0x01000000	/* TSO enabled on this connection */
 #define	TF_TOE		0x02000000	/* this connection is offloaded */
-#define	TF_WAKESOW	0x04000000	/* wake up send socket */
+#define	TF_UNUSED0	0x04000000	/* unused */
 #define	TF_UNUSED1	0x08000000	/* unused */
 #define	TF_UNUSED2	0x10000000	/* unused */
 #define	TF_CONGRECOVERY	0x20000000	/* congestion recovery mode */