{
        struct dccp_ackvec_record *next;
 
-       av->dccpav_buf_tail = avr->dccpavr_ack_ptr - 1;
-       if (av->dccpav_buf_tail == 0)
-               av->dccpav_buf_tail = DCCP_MAX_ACKVEC_LEN - 1;
-
-       av->dccpav_vec_len -= avr->dccpavr_sent_len;
+       /* sort out vector length */
+       if (av->dccpav_buf_head <= avr->dccpavr_ack_ptr)
+               av->dccpav_vec_len = avr->dccpavr_ack_ptr - av->dccpav_buf_head;
+       else
+               av->dccpav_vec_len = DCCP_MAX_ACKVEC_LEN - 1
+                                    - av->dccpav_buf_head
+                                    + avr->dccpavr_ack_ptr;
 
        /* free records */
        list_for_each_entry_safe_from(avr, next, &av->dccpav_records,