diff --git a/include/net/inetpeer.h b/include/net/inetpeer.h
index d432489e7109..e15c0862a686 100644
--- a/include/net/inetpeer.h
+++ b/include/net/inetpeer.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct inet_peer {
 struct inet_peer_base {
 	struct inet_peer __rcu	*root;
 	seqlock_t		lock;
+	u32			flush_seq;
 	int			total;
 };
 
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ extern void inet_putpeer(struct inet_peer *p);
 extern bool inet_peer_xrlim_allow(struct inet_peer *peer, int timeout);
 
 extern void inetpeer_invalidate_tree(struct inet_peer_base *);
+extern void inetpeer_invalidate_family(int family);
 
 /*
  * temporary check to make sure we dont access rid, ip_id_count, tcp_ts,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c b/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
index e4cba56a5349..cac02ad1425d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
@@ -86,10 +86,36 @@ void inet_peer_base_init(struct inet_peer_base *bp)
 {
 	bp->root = peer_avl_empty_rcu;
 	seqlock_init(&bp->lock);
+	bp->flush_seq = ~0U;
 	bp->total = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(inet_peer_base_init);
 
+static atomic_t v4_seq = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+static atomic_t v6_seq = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+static atomic_t *inetpeer_seq_ptr(int family)
+{
+	return (family == AF_INET ? &v4_seq : &v6_seq);
+}
+
+static inline void flush_check(struct inet_peer_base *base, int family)
+{
+	atomic_t *fp = inetpeer_seq_ptr(family);
+
+	if (unlikely(base->flush_seq != atomic_read(fp))) {
+		inetpeer_invalidate_tree(base);
+		base->flush_seq = atomic_read(fp);
+	}
+}
+
+void inetpeer_invalidate_family(int family)
+{
+	atomic_t *fp = inetpeer_seq_ptr(family);
+
+	atomic_inc(fp);
+}
+
 #define PEER_MAXDEPTH 40 /* sufficient for about 2^27 nodes */
 
 /* Exported for sysctl_net_ipv4.  */
@@ -437,6 +463,8 @@ struct inet_peer *inet_getpeer(struct inet_peer_base *base,
 	unsigned int sequence;
 	int invalidated, gccnt = 0;
 
+	flush_check(base, daddr->family);
+
 	/* Attempt a lockless lookup first.
 	 * Because of a concurrent writer, we might not find an existing entry.
 	 */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 4f5834c4a667..456a9470fb54 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ static void rt_cache_invalidate(struct net *net)
 
 	get_random_bytes(&shuffle, sizeof(shuffle));
 	atomic_add(shuffle + 1U, &net->ipv4.rt_genid);
-	inetpeer_invalidate_tree(net->ipv4.peers);
+	inetpeer_invalidate_family(AF_INET);
 }
 
 /*