diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index b9d3e338f72d7ad297552c8014a045eafdedbaac..2cee3f9f83de34501e8f6cd8f305c1ebc14fee6d 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -249,8 +249,10 @@ static int tcf_ct_flow_table_fill_actions(struct net *net,
 	switch (tdir) {
 	case FLOW_OFFLOAD_DIR_ORIGINAL:
 		dir = IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL;
-		ctinfo = IP_CT_ESTABLISHED;
-		set_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_ESTABLISHED, &flow->flags);
+		ctinfo = test_bit(IPS_SEEN_REPLY_BIT, &ct->status) ?
+			IP_CT_ESTABLISHED : IP_CT_NEW;
+		if (ctinfo == IP_CT_ESTABLISHED)
+			set_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_ESTABLISHED, &flow->flags);
 		break;
 	case FLOW_OFFLOAD_DIR_REPLY:
 		dir = IP_CT_DIR_REPLY;