diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 0720bdd..7a093d0 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -914,6 +914,9 @@
 
 static inline void tcp_done(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	if(sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_SENT || sk->sk_state == TCP_SYN_RECV)
+		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
+
 	tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
 	tcp_clear_xmit_timers(sk);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index f6f39e8..4b04c3e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@
 			       It can f.e. if SYNs crossed.
 			     */
 		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
-			TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 			sk->sk_err = err;
 
 			sk->sk_error_report(sk);
@@ -874,7 +873,6 @@
 drop_and_free:
 	reqsk_free(req);
 drop:
-	TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 0ccb7cb..624e2b2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -589,8 +589,10 @@
 		/* RFC793: "second check the RST bit" and
 		 *	   "fourth, check the SYN bit"
 		 */
-		if (flg & (TCP_FLAG_RST|TCP_FLAG_SYN))
+		if (flg & (TCP_FLAG_RST|TCP_FLAG_SYN)) {
+			TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 			goto embryonic_reset;
+		}
 
 		/* ACK sequence verified above, just make sure ACK is
 		 * set.  If ACK not set, just silently drop the packet.
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index b76fd7f..b843a65 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@
 	case TCP_SYN_RECV:  /* Cannot happen.
 			       It can, it SYNs are crossed. --ANK */ 
 		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
-			TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 			sk->sk_err = err;
 			sk->sk_error_report(sk);		/* Wake people up to see the error (see connect in sock.c) */
 
@@ -831,7 +830,6 @@
 	if (req)
 		reqsk_free(req);
 
-	TCP_INC_STATS_BH(TCP_MIB_ATTEMPTFAILS);
 	return 0; /* don't send reset */
 }