diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
@@ -418,8 +418,7 @@
 	case CC_NDUPACK:
 		if (!IN_FASTRECOVERY(tp->t_flags)) {
 			tp->snd_recover = tp->snd_max;
-			if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
-				tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
+			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		}
 		break;
 	case CC_ECN:
@@ -432,16 +431,14 @@
 			EXIT_CONGRECOVERY(tp->t_flags);
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_ecn_rcwnd);
 			tp->snd_recover = tp->snd_max + 1;
-			if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
-				tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
+			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		}
 		break;
 	case CC_RTO:
 		tp->t_dupacks = 0;
 		tp->t_bytes_acked = 0;
 		EXIT_RECOVERY(tp->t_flags);
-		if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
-			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
+		tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		break;
 	case CC_RTO_ERR:
 		TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndrexmitbad);
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
@@ -5924,8 +5924,7 @@
 			}
 			rack->r_ctl.rc_prr_recovery_fs = tp->snd_max - tp->snd_una;
 			tp->snd_recover = tp->snd_max;
-			if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
-				tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
+			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		}
 		break;
 	case CC_ECN:
@@ -5939,8 +5938,7 @@
 			KMOD_TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_ecn_rcwnd);
 			rack->r_fast_output = 0;
 			tp->snd_recover = tp->snd_max + 1;
-			if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
-				tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
+			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		}
 		break;
 	case CC_RTO:
@@ -5953,8 +5951,7 @@
 		orig_cwnd = tp->snd_cwnd;
 		tp->snd_cwnd = ctf_fixed_maxseg(tp);
 		rack_log_to_prr(rack, 16, orig_cwnd, line);
-		if (tp->t_flags2 & TF2_ECN_PERMIT)
-			tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
+		tp->t_flags2 |= TF2_ECN_SND_CWR;
 		break;
 	case CC_RTO_ERR:
 		KMOD_TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndrexmitbad);