diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index ba7515f4..a12d0650 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -591,3 +591,7 @@ blockcheck: fix tpws test regression
 
 nfqws,tpws: memleak fix
 mdig: --eagain, --eagain-delay
+
+73.8
+
+nfqws: fix breaking tcp if ts fooling is enabled but no timestamps present
diff --git a/nfq/darkmagic.c b/nfq/darkmagic.c
index b45b3233..1acded44 100644
--- a/nfq/darkmagic.c
+++ b/nfq/darkmagic.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static uint16_t tcpopt_len(bool sack, bool mss, uint32_t fooling, const uint32_t
 	if (sack) t+=2;
 	if (mss) t+=4;
 	if (fooling & FOOL_MD5SIG) t+=18;
-	if ((fooling & FOOL_TS) || timestamps) t+=10;
+	if (timestamps) t+=10;
 	if (scale_factor!=SCALE_NONE) t+=3;
 	return (t+3)&~3;
 }