diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 1bfa078ddbd0..eccb61889dfe 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1509,14 +1509,14 @@ unsigned short ip_rt_frag_needed(struct net *net, struct iphdr *iph,
 
 					/* BSD 4.2 compatibility hack :-( */
 					if (mtu == 0 &&
-					    old_mtu >= dst_metric(&rth->u.dst, RTAX_MTU) &&
+					    old_mtu >= dst_mtu(&rth->u.dst) &&
 					    old_mtu >= 68 + (iph->ihl << 2))
 						old_mtu -= iph->ihl << 2;
 
 					mtu = guess_mtu(old_mtu);
 				}
-				if (mtu <= dst_metric(&rth->u.dst, RTAX_MTU)) {
-					if (mtu < dst_metric(&rth->u.dst, RTAX_MTU)) {
+				if (mtu <= dst_mtu(&rth->u.dst)) {
+					if (mtu < dst_mtu(&rth->u.dst)) {
 						dst_confirm(&rth->u.dst);
 						if (mtu < ip_rt_min_pmtu) {
 							mtu = ip_rt_min_pmtu;
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ unsigned short ip_rt_frag_needed(struct net *net, struct iphdr *iph,
 
 static void ip_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, u32 mtu)
 {
-	if (dst_metric(dst, RTAX_MTU) > mtu && mtu >= 68 &&
+	if (dst_mtu(dst) > mtu && mtu >= 68 &&
 	    !(dst_metric_locked(dst, RTAX_MTU))) {
 		if (mtu < ip_rt_min_pmtu) {
 			mtu = ip_rt_min_pmtu;
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ static void rt_set_nexthop(struct rtable *rt, struct fib_result *res, u32 itag)
 
 	if (dst_metric(&rt->u.dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT) == 0)
 		rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_HOPLIMIT-1] = sysctl_ip_default_ttl;
-	if (dst_metric(&rt->u.dst, RTAX_MTU) > IP_MAX_MTU)
+	if (dst_mtu(&rt->u.dst) > IP_MAX_MTU)
 		rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_MTU-1] = IP_MAX_MTU;
 	if (dst_metric(&rt->u.dst, RTAX_ADVMSS) == 0)
 		rt->u.dst.metrics[RTAX_ADVMSS-1] = max_t(unsigned int, rt->u.dst.dev->mtu - 40,