diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 1969008783d8..2735d5a1e774 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct dst_entry {
 #define DST_XFRM_TUNNEL		0x0080
 #define DST_XFRM_QUEUE		0x0100
 #define DST_METADATA		0x0200
+#define DST_NOGC		0x0400
 
 	short			error;
 
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ static inline struct dst_entry *dst_clone(struct dst_entry *dst)
 
 void dst_release(struct dst_entry *dst);
 
+void dst_release_immediate(struct dst_entry *dst);
+
 static inline void refdst_drop(unsigned long refdst)
 {
 	if (!(refdst & SKB_DST_NOREF))
@@ -334,7 +337,7 @@ static inline void skb_dst_force(struct sk_buff *skb)
  */
 static inline bool dst_hold_safe(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	if (dst->flags & DST_NOCACHE)
+	if (dst->flags & (DST_NOCACHE | DST_NOGC))
 		return atomic_inc_not_zero(&dst->__refcnt);
 	dst_hold(dst);
 	return true;
diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index 13ba4a090c41..551834c3363f 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -300,18 +300,34 @@ void dst_release(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	if (dst) {
 		int newrefcnt;
-		unsigned short nocache = dst->flags & DST_NOCACHE;
+		unsigned short destroy_after_rcu = dst->flags &
+						   (DST_NOCACHE | DST_NOGC);
 
 		newrefcnt = atomic_dec_return(&dst->__refcnt);
 		if (unlikely(newrefcnt < 0))
 			net_warn_ratelimited("%s: dst:%p refcnt:%d\n",
 					     __func__, dst, newrefcnt);
-		if (!newrefcnt && unlikely(nocache))
+		if (!newrefcnt && unlikely(destroy_after_rcu))
 			call_rcu(&dst->rcu_head, dst_destroy_rcu);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dst_release);
 
+void dst_release_immediate(struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	if (dst) {
+		int newrefcnt;
+
+		newrefcnt = atomic_dec_return(&dst->__refcnt);
+		if (unlikely(newrefcnt < 0))
+			net_warn_ratelimited("%s: dst:%p refcnt:%d\n",
+					     __func__, dst, newrefcnt);
+		if (!newrefcnt)
+			dst_destroy(dst);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dst_release_immediate);
+
 u32 *dst_cow_metrics_generic(struct dst_entry *dst, unsigned long old)
 {
 	struct dst_metrics *p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_ATOMIC);