diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index 732f8c6ae975..bde50fc5b4f0 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ struct ip_tunnel {
 	int		hlen;		/* Precalculated header length */
 	int		mlink;
 
+	struct		dst_entry __rcu *dst_cache;
+	spinlock_t	dst_lock;
+
 	struct ip_tunnel_parm parms;
 
 	/* for SIT */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index 90ff9570d7d4..27d756f8f870 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -68,6 +68,54 @@ static unsigned int ip_tunnel_hash(struct ip_tunnel_net *itn,
 			 IP_TNL_HASH_BITS);
 }
 
+static inline void __tunnel_dst_set(struct ip_tunnel *t, struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	struct dst_entry *old_dst;
+
+	if (dst && (dst->flags & DST_NOCACHE))
+		dst = NULL;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&t->dst_lock);
+	old_dst = rcu_dereference_raw(t->dst_cache);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(t->dst_cache, dst);
+	dst_release(old_dst);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&t->dst_lock);
+}
+
+static inline void tunnel_dst_set(struct ip_tunnel *t, struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	__tunnel_dst_set(t, dst);
+}
+
+static inline void tunnel_dst_reset(struct ip_tunnel *t)
+{
+	tunnel_dst_set(t, NULL);
+}
+
+static inline struct dst_entry *tunnel_dst_get(struct ip_tunnel *t)
+{
+	struct dst_entry *dst;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	dst = rcu_dereference(t->dst_cache);
+	if (dst)
+		dst_hold(dst);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return dst;
+}
+
+struct dst_entry *tunnel_dst_check(struct ip_tunnel *t, u32 cookie)
+{
+	struct dst_entry *dst = tunnel_dst_get(t);
+
+	if (dst && dst->obsolete && dst->ops->check(dst, cookie) == NULL) {
+		tunnel_dst_reset(t);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return dst;
+}
+
 /* Often modified stats are per cpu, other are shared (netdev->stats) */
 struct rtnl_link_stats64 *ip_tunnel_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 						struct rtnl_link_stats64 *tot)
@@ -318,11 +366,10 @@ failed:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-static inline struct rtable *ip_route_output_tunnel(struct net *net,
-						    struct flowi4 *fl4,
-						    int proto,
-						    __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
-						    __be32 key, __u8 tos, int oif)
+static inline void init_tunnel_flow(struct flowi4 *fl4,
+				    int proto,
+				    __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
+				    __be32 key, __u8 tos, int oif)
 {
 	memset(fl4, 0, sizeof(*fl4));
 	fl4->flowi4_oif = oif;
@@ -331,7 +378,6 @@ static inline struct rtable *ip_route_output_tunnel(struct net *net,
 	fl4->flowi4_tos = tos;
 	fl4->flowi4_proto = proto;
 	fl4->fl4_gre_key = key;
-	return ip_route_output_key(net, fl4);
 }
 
 static int ip_tunnel_bind_dev(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -350,14 +396,14 @@ static int ip_tunnel_bind_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 		struct flowi4 fl4;
 		struct rtable *rt;
 
-		rt = ip_route_output_tunnel(tunnel->net, &fl4,
-					    tunnel->parms.iph.protocol,
-					    iph->daddr, iph->saddr,
-					    tunnel->parms.o_key,
-					    RT_TOS(iph->tos),
-					    tunnel->parms.link);
+		init_tunnel_flow(&fl4, iph->protocol, iph->daddr,
+				 iph->saddr, tunnel->parms.o_key,
+				 RT_TOS(iph->tos), tunnel->parms.link);
+		rt = ip_route_output_key(tunnel->net, &fl4);
+
 		if (!IS_ERR(rt)) {
 			tdev = rt->dst.dev;
+			tunnel_dst_set(tunnel, dst_clone(&rt->dst));
 			ip_rt_put(rt);
 		}
 		if (dev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER)
@@ -528,10 +574,11 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct flowi4 fl4;
 	u8     tos, ttl;
 	__be16 df;
-	struct rtable *rt;		/* Route to the other host */
+	struct rtable *rt = NULL;	/* Route to the other host */
 	unsigned int max_headroom;	/* The extra header space needed */
 	__be32 dst;
 	int err;
+	bool connected = true;
 
 	inner_iph = (const struct iphdr *)skb_inner_network_header(skb);
 
@@ -581,27 +628,39 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 #endif
 		else
 			goto tx_error;
+
+		connected = false;
 	}
 
 	tos = tnl_params->tos;
 	if (tos & 0x1) {
 		tos &= ~0x1;
-		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
+		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 			tos = inner_iph->tos;
-		else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+			connected = false;
+		} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 			tos = ipv6_get_dsfield((const struct ipv6hdr *)inner_iph);
+			connected = false;
+		}
 	}
 
-	rt = ip_route_output_tunnel(tunnel->net, &fl4,
-				    protocol,
-				    dst, tnl_params->saddr,
-				    tunnel->parms.o_key,
-				    RT_TOS(tos),
-				    tunnel->parms.link);
-	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
-		dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
-		goto tx_error;
+	init_tunnel_flow(&fl4, protocol, dst, tnl_params->saddr,
+			 tunnel->parms.o_key, RT_TOS(tos), tunnel->parms.link);
+
+	if (connected)
+		rt = (struct rtable *)tunnel_dst_check(tunnel, 0);
+
+	if (!rt) {
+		rt = ip_route_output_key(tunnel->net, &fl4);
+
+		if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
+			dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
+			goto tx_error;
+		}
+		if (connected)
+			tunnel_dst_set(tunnel, dst_clone(&rt->dst));
 	}
+
 	if (rt->dst.dev == dev) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
 		dev->stats.collisions++;
@@ -696,6 +755,7 @@ static void ip_tunnel_update(struct ip_tunnel_net *itn,
 		if (set_mtu)
 			dev->mtu = mtu;
 	}
+	tunnel_dst_reset(t);
 	netdev_state_change(dev);
 }
 
@@ -1001,6 +1061,9 @@ int ip_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	iph->version		= 4;
 	iph->ihl		= 5;
 
+	tunnel->dst_cache = NULL;
+	spin_lock_init(&tunnel->dst_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_tunnel_init);
@@ -1015,6 +1078,8 @@ void ip_tunnel_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* fb_tunnel_dev will be unregisted in net-exit call. */
 	if (itn->fb_tunnel_dev != dev)
 		ip_tunnel_del(netdev_priv(dev));
+
+	tunnel_dst_reset(tunnel);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_tunnel_uninit);