diff --git a/include/net/addrconf.h b/include/net/addrconf.h
index 14b789a123e7..1656c5978498 100644
--- a/include/net/addrconf.h
+++ b/include/net/addrconf.h
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ bool ipv6_chk_acast_addr(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 			 const struct in6_addr *addr);
 bool ipv6_chk_acast_addr_src(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 			     const struct in6_addr *addr);
+int ipv6_anycast_init(void);
+void ipv6_anycast_cleanup(void);
 
 /* Device notifier */
 int register_inet6addr_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
diff --git a/include/net/if_inet6.h b/include/net/if_inet6.h
index d7578cf49c3a..c9c78c15bce0 100644
--- a/include/net/if_inet6.h
+++ b/include/net/if_inet6.h
@@ -146,10 +146,12 @@ struct ifacaddr6 {
 	struct in6_addr		aca_addr;
 	struct fib6_info	*aca_rt;
 	struct ifacaddr6	*aca_next;
+	struct hlist_node	aca_addr_lst;
 	int			aca_users;
 	refcount_t		aca_refcnt;
 	unsigned long		aca_cstamp;
 	unsigned long		aca_tstamp;
+	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 };
 
 #define	IFA_HOST	IPV6_ADDR_LOOPBACK
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 3f4d61017a69..f0cd291034f0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -1001,6 +1001,9 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
 	err = ip6_flowlabel_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto ip6_flowlabel_fail;
+	err = ipv6_anycast_init();
+	if (err)
+		goto ipv6_anycast_fail;
 	err = addrconf_init();
 	if (err)
 		goto addrconf_fail;
@@ -1091,6 +1094,8 @@ ipv6_frag_fail:
 ipv6_exthdrs_fail:
 	addrconf_cleanup();
 addrconf_fail:
+	ipv6_anycast_cleanup();
+ipv6_anycast_fail:
 	ip6_flowlabel_cleanup();
 ip6_flowlabel_fail:
 	ndisc_late_cleanup();
diff --git a/net/ipv6/anycast.c b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
index 4e0ff7031edd..7698637cf827 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/anycast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
@@ -44,8 +44,22 @@
 
 #include <net/checksum.h>
 
+#define IN6_ADDR_HSIZE_SHIFT	8
+#define IN6_ADDR_HSIZE		BIT(IN6_ADDR_HSIZE_SHIFT)
+/*	anycast address hash table
+ */
+static struct hlist_head inet6_acaddr_lst[IN6_ADDR_HSIZE];
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(acaddr_hash_lock);
+
 static int ipv6_dev_ac_dec(struct net_device *dev, const struct in6_addr *addr);
 
+static u32 inet6_acaddr_hash(struct net *net, const struct in6_addr *addr)
+{
+	u32 val = ipv6_addr_hash(addr) ^ net_hash_mix(net);
+
+	return hash_32(val, IN6_ADDR_HSIZE_SHIFT);
+}
+
 /*
  *	socket join an anycast group
  */
@@ -204,16 +218,39 @@ void ipv6_sock_ac_close(struct sock *sk)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static void ipv6_add_acaddr_hash(struct net *net, struct ifacaddr6 *aca)
+{
+	unsigned int hash = inet6_acaddr_hash(net, &aca->aca_addr);
+
+	spin_lock(&acaddr_hash_lock);
+	hlist_add_head_rcu(&aca->aca_addr_lst, &inet6_acaddr_lst[hash]);
+	spin_unlock(&acaddr_hash_lock);
+}
+
+static void ipv6_del_acaddr_hash(struct ifacaddr6 *aca)
+{
+	spin_lock(&acaddr_hash_lock);
+	hlist_del_init_rcu(&aca->aca_addr_lst);
+	spin_unlock(&acaddr_hash_lock);
+}
+
 static void aca_get(struct ifacaddr6 *aca)
 {
 	refcount_inc(&aca->aca_refcnt);
 }
 
+static void aca_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *h)
+{
+	struct ifacaddr6 *aca = container_of(h, struct ifacaddr6, rcu);
+
+	fib6_info_release(aca->aca_rt);
+	kfree(aca);
+}
+
 static void aca_put(struct ifacaddr6 *ac)
 {
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ac->aca_refcnt)) {
-		fib6_info_release(ac->aca_rt);
-		kfree(ac);
+		call_rcu(&ac->rcu, aca_free_rcu);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -229,6 +266,7 @@ static struct ifacaddr6 *aca_alloc(struct fib6_info *f6i,
 	aca->aca_addr = *addr;
 	fib6_info_hold(f6i);
 	aca->aca_rt = f6i;
+	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&aca->aca_addr_lst);
 	aca->aca_users = 1;
 	/* aca_tstamp should be updated upon changes */
 	aca->aca_cstamp = aca->aca_tstamp = jiffies;
@@ -285,6 +323,8 @@ int __ipv6_dev_ac_inc(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr)
 	aca_get(aca);
 	write_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
 
+	ipv6_add_acaddr_hash(net, aca);
+
 	ip6_ins_rt(net, f6i);
 
 	addrconf_join_solict(idev->dev, &aca->aca_addr);
@@ -325,6 +365,7 @@ int __ipv6_dev_ac_dec(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr)
 	else
 		idev->ac_list = aca->aca_next;
 	write_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
+	ipv6_del_acaddr_hash(aca);
 	addrconf_leave_solict(idev, &aca->aca_addr);
 
 	ip6_del_rt(dev_net(idev->dev), aca->aca_rt);
@@ -352,6 +393,8 @@ void ipv6_ac_destroy_dev(struct inet6_dev *idev)
 		idev->ac_list = aca->aca_next;
 		write_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
 
+		ipv6_del_acaddr_hash(aca);
+
 		addrconf_leave_solict(idev, &aca->aca_addr);
 
 		ip6_del_rt(dev_net(idev->dev), aca->aca_rt);
@@ -390,17 +433,25 @@ static bool ipv6_chk_acast_dev(struct net_device *dev, const struct in6_addr *ad
 bool ipv6_chk_acast_addr(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 			 const struct in6_addr *addr)
 {
+	unsigned int hash = inet6_acaddr_hash(net, addr);
+	struct net_device *nh_dev;
+	struct ifacaddr6 *aca;
 	bool found = false;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (dev)
 		found = ipv6_chk_acast_dev(dev, addr);
 	else
-		for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev)
-			if (ipv6_chk_acast_dev(dev, addr)) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(aca, &inet6_acaddr_lst[hash],
+					 aca_addr_lst) {
+			nh_dev = fib6_info_nh_dev(aca->aca_rt);
+			if (!nh_dev || !net_eq(dev_net(nh_dev), net))
+				continue;
+			if (ipv6_addr_equal(&aca->aca_addr, addr)) {
 				found = true;
 				break;
 			}
+		}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return found;
 }
@@ -539,4 +590,25 @@ void ac6_proc_exit(struct net *net)
 {
 	remove_proc_entry("anycast6", net->proc_net);
 }
+
+/*	Init / cleanup code
+ */
+int __init ipv6_anycast_init(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < IN6_ADDR_HSIZE; i++)
+		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&inet6_acaddr_lst[i]);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void ipv6_anycast_cleanup(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	spin_lock(&acaddr_hash_lock);
+	for (i = 0; i < IN6_ADDR_HSIZE; i++)
+		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(&inet6_acaddr_lst[i]));
+	spin_unlock(&acaddr_hash_lock);
+}
 #endif