diff --git a/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.cc b/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.cc
index 7c450785a..49298c85a 100644
--- a/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.cc
+++ b/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (TcpDctcp);
 TypeId TcpDctcp::GetTypeId (void)
 {
   static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::TcpDctcp")
-    .SetParent<TcpNewReno> ()
+    .SetParent<TcpLinuxReno> ()
     .AddConstructor<TcpDctcp> ()
     .SetGroupName ("Internet")
     .AddAttribute ("DctcpShiftG",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ std::string TcpDctcp::GetName () const
 }
 
 TcpDctcp::TcpDctcp ()
-  : TcpNewReno ()
+  : TcpLinuxReno ()
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
   m_ackedBytesEcn = 0;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TcpDctcp::TcpDctcp ()
 }
 
 TcpDctcp::TcpDctcp (const TcpDctcp& sock)
-  : TcpNewReno (sock),
+  : TcpLinuxReno (sock),
     m_ackedBytesEcn (sock.m_ackedBytesEcn),
     m_ackedBytesTotal (sock.m_ackedBytesTotal),
     m_priorRcvNxt (sock.m_priorRcvNxt),
diff --git a/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.h b/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.h
index 2fcb04ad3..ea82645b8 100644
--- a/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.h
+++ b/src/internet/model/tcp-dctcp.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define TCP_DCTCP_H
 
 #include "ns3/tcp-congestion-ops.h"
+#include "ns3/tcp-linux-reno.h"
 
 namespace ns3 {
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ namespace ns3 {
  * endpoint capabilities mentioned in the DCTCP SIGCOMM paper.
  */
 
-class TcpDctcp : public TcpNewReno
+class TcpDctcp : public TcpLinuxReno
 {
 public:
   /**