diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index 192a480..51e2def 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -894,8 +894,10 @@
 		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_conn_w, 0);
 
 	ret = rds_cong_wait(conn->c_fcong, dport, nonblock, rs);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		rs->rs_seen_congestion = 1;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	while (!rds_send_queue_rm(rs, conn, rm, rs->rs_bound_port,
 				  dport, &queued)) {