diff --git a/src/quic_cc_cubic.c b/src/quic_cc_cubic.c
index d22897b37..fd7fef5a2 100644
--- a/src/quic_cc_cubic.c
+++ b/src/quic_cc_cubic.c
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ static void quic_enter_recovery(struct quic_cc *cc)
 	else {
 		c->last_w_max = path->cwnd;
 	}
-	path->cwnd = (CUBIC_BETA * path->cwnd) >> CUBIC_BETA_SCALE_SHIFT;
-	c->ssthresh =  QUIC_MAX(path->cwnd, path->min_cwnd);
+	c->ssthresh = (CUBIC_BETA * path->cwnd) >> CUBIC_BETA_SCALE_SHIFT;
+	path->cwnd =  QUIC_MAX(c->ssthresh, (uint32_t)path->min_cwnd);
 	c->state = QUIC_CC_ST_RP;
 	TRACE_LEAVE(QUIC_EV_CONN_CC, cc->qc, NULL, cc);
 }
diff --git a/src/quic_cc_newreno.c b/src/quic_cc_newreno.c
index 65763d762..9b132482d 100644
--- a/src/quic_cc_newreno.c
+++ b/src/quic_cc_newreno.c
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ static void quic_cc_nr_enter_recovery(struct quic_cc *cc)
 
 	path = container_of(cc, struct quic_path, cc);
 	nr->recovery_start_time = now_ms;
-	nr->ssthresh = QUIC_MAX(path->cwnd >> 1, path->min_cwnd);
+	nr->ssthresh = path->cwnd >> 1;
+	path->cwnd = QUIC_MAX(nr->ssthresh, (uint32_t)path->min_cwnd);
 	nr->state = QUIC_CC_ST_RP;
 }