diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 63bb4902f018..48ca07853068 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -731,7 +731,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(inet_unhash);
  * privacy, this only consumes 1 KB of kernel memory.
  */
 #define INET_TABLE_PERTURB_SHIFT 8
-static u32 table_perturb[1 << INET_TABLE_PERTURB_SHIFT];
+#define INET_TABLE_PERTURB_SIZE (1 << INET_TABLE_PERTURB_SHIFT)
+static u32 *table_perturb;
 
 int __inet_hash_connect(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 		struct sock *sk, u64 port_offset,
@@ -774,7 +775,8 @@ int __inet_hash_connect(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	if (likely(remaining > 1))
 		remaining &= ~1U;
 
-	net_get_random_once(table_perturb, sizeof(table_perturb));
+	net_get_random_once(table_perturb,
+			    INET_TABLE_PERTURB_SIZE * sizeof(*table_perturb));
 	index = hash_32(port_offset, INET_TABLE_PERTURB_SHIFT);
 
 	offset = READ_ONCE(table_perturb[index]) + (port_offset >> 32);
@@ -912,6 +914,12 @@ void __init inet_hashinfo2_init(struct inet_hashinfo *h, const char *name,
 					    low_limit,
 					    high_limit);
 	init_hashinfo_lhash2(h);
+
+	/* this one is used for source ports of outgoing connections */
+	table_perturb = kmalloc_array(INET_TABLE_PERTURB_SIZE,
+				      sizeof(*table_perturb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!table_perturb)
+		panic("TCP: failed to alloc table_perturb");
 }
 
 int inet_hashinfo2_init_mod(struct inet_hashinfo *h)