diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 79614188..3861a595 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -3967,7 +3967,7 @@ string, others have type int. Supported attributes are:
 
 <cf/krt_mtu/, <cf/krt_lock_mtu/, <cf/krt_window/, <cf/krt_lock_window/,
 <cf/krt_rtt/, <cf/krt_lock_rtt/, <cf/krt_rttvar/, <cf/krt_lock_rttvar/,
-<cf/krt_sstresh/, <cf/krt_lock_sstresh/, <cf/krt_cwnd/, <cf/krt_lock_cwnd/,
+<cf/krt_ssthresh/, <cf/krt_lock_ssthresh/, <cf/krt_cwnd/, <cf/krt_lock_cwnd/,
 <cf/krt_advmss/, <cf/krt_lock_advmss/, <cf/krt_reordering/, <cf/krt_lock_reordering/,
 <cf/krt_hoplimit/, <cf/krt_lock_hoplimit/, <cf/krt_rto_min/, <cf/krt_lock_rto_min/,
 <cf/krt_initcwnd/, <cf/krt_lock_initcwnd/, <cf/krt_initrwnd/, <cf/krt_lock_initrwnd/,
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h b/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h
index 484c90f8..2db32ddd 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h
+++ b/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static inline struct ifa * kif_get_primary_ip(struct iface *i UNUSED) { return N
 #define EA_KRT_WINDOW		EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x23)
 #define EA_KRT_RTT		EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x24)
 #define EA_KRT_RTTVAR		EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x25)
-#define EA_KRT_SSTRESH		EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x26)
+#define EA_KRT_SSTHRESH		EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x26)
 #define EA_KRT_CWND		EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x27)
 #define EA_KRT_ADVMSS		EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x28)
 #define EA_KRT_REORDERING 	EA_CODE(PROTOCOL_KERNEL, 0x29)
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
index 60ddfa96..9c820da9 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
@@ -12,16 +12,19 @@ CF_DECLS
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(KERNEL, TABLE, METRIC, NETLINK, RX, BUFFER,
 	    KRT_PREFSRC, KRT_REALM, KRT_SCOPE, KRT_MTU, KRT_WINDOW,
-	    KRT_RTT, KRT_RTTVAR, KRT_SSTRESH, KRT_CWND, KRT_ADVMSS, KRT_REORDERING,
+	    KRT_RTT, KRT_RTTVAR, KRT_SSTHRESH, KRT_CWND, KRT_ADVMSS, KRT_REORDERING,
 	    KRT_HOPLIMIT, KRT_INITCWND, KRT_RTO_MIN, KRT_INITRWND, KRT_QUICKACK,
 	    KRT_CONGCTL, KRT_FASTOPEN_NO_COOKIE)
 
 CF_KEYWORDS(KRT_LOCK_MTU, KRT_LOCK_WINDOW, KRT_LOCK_RTT, KRT_LOCK_RTTVAR,
-	    KRT_LOCK_SSTRESH, KRT_LOCK_CWND, KRT_LOCK_ADVMSS, KRT_LOCK_REORDERING,
+	    KRT_LOCK_SSTHRESH, KRT_LOCK_CWND, KRT_LOCK_ADVMSS, KRT_LOCK_REORDERING,
 	    KRT_LOCK_HOPLIMIT, KRT_LOCK_INITCWND, KRT_LOCK_RTO_MIN, KRT_LOCK_INITRWND,
 	    KRT_LOCK_QUICKACK, KRT_LOCK_CONGCTL, KRT_LOCK_FASTOPEN_NO_COOKIE,
 	    KRT_FEATURE_ECN, KRT_FEATURE_ALLFRAG)
 
+/* Deprecated names for backward compatiblity */
+CF_KEYWORDS(KRT_SSTRESH, KRT_LOCK_SSTRESH)
+
 
 CF_GRAMMAR
 
@@ -41,7 +44,9 @@ dynamic_attr: KRT_MTU		{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_MTU
 dynamic_attr: KRT_WINDOW	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_WINDOW); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_RTT		{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_RTT); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_RTTVAR	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_RTTVAR); } ;
-dynamic_attr: KRT_SSTRESH	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_SSTRESH); } ;
+dynamic_attr: KRT_SSTHRESH	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_SSTHRESH); } ;
+dynamic_attr: KRT_SSTRESH	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_SSTHRESH);
+				  cf_warn("Attribute krt_sstresh is deprecated (typo), use krt_ssthresh"); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_CWND		{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_CWND); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_ADVMSS	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_ADVMSS); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_REORDERING	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_REORDERING); } ;
@@ -59,7 +64,9 @@ dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_MTU	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(2, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK)
 dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_WINDOW	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(3, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_RTT	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(4, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_RTTVAR	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(5, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
-dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_SSTRESH	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(6, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
+dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_SSTHRESH	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(6, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
+dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_SSTRESH	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(6, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK);
+				  cf_warn("Attribute krt_lock_sstresh is deprecated (typo), use krt_lock_ssthresh"); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_CWND	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(7, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_ADVMSS	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(8, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
 dynamic_attr: KRT_LOCK_REORDERING { $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr_bit(9, T_BOOL, EA_KRT_LOCK); } ;
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
index 1ace6c27..6b4fc80c 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ krt_sys_copy_config(struct krt_config *d, struct krt_config *s)
 }
 
 static const char *krt_metrics_names[KRT_METRICS_MAX] = {
-  NULL, "lock", "mtu", "window", "rtt", "rttvar", "sstresh", "cwnd", "advmss",
+  NULL, "lock", "mtu", "window", "rtt", "rttvar", "ssthresh", "cwnd", "advmss",
   "reordering", "hoplimit", "initcwnd", "features", "rto_min", "initrwnd", "quickack",
   "congctl", "fastopen_no_cookie"
 };