diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 0816c872b689..a6cc576fd467 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -1588,6 +1588,23 @@ static inline void ip_vs_conn_drop_conntrack(struct ip_vs_conn *cp)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_IP_VS_NFCT */
 
+/* Really using conntrack? */
+static inline bool ip_vs_conn_uses_conntrack(struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
+					     struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_NFCT
+	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
+	struct nf_conn *ct;
+
+	if (!(cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_NFCT))
+		return false;
+	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
+	if (ct && !nf_ct_is_untracked(ct))
+		return true;
+#endif
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline int
 ip_vs_dest_conn_overhead(struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
 {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index f57b4dcdb233..4da560005b0e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -1757,15 +1757,34 @@ ip_vs_in(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, unsigned int hooknum, struct sk_buff *skb, int
 	cp = pp->conn_in_get(ipvs, af, skb, &iph);
 
 	conn_reuse_mode = sysctl_conn_reuse_mode(ipvs);
-	if (conn_reuse_mode && !iph.fragoffs &&
-	    is_new_conn(skb, &iph) && cp &&
-	    ((unlikely(sysctl_expire_nodest_conn(ipvs)) && cp->dest &&
-	      unlikely(!atomic_read(&cp->dest->weight))) ||
-	     unlikely(is_new_conn_expected(cp, conn_reuse_mode)))) {
-		if (!atomic_read(&cp->n_control))
-			ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp);
-		__ip_vs_conn_put(cp);
-		cp = NULL;
+	if (conn_reuse_mode && !iph.fragoffs && is_new_conn(skb, &iph) && cp) {
+		bool uses_ct = false, resched = false;
+
+		if (unlikely(sysctl_expire_nodest_conn(ipvs)) && cp->dest &&
+		    unlikely(!atomic_read(&cp->dest->weight))) {
+			resched = true;
+			uses_ct = ip_vs_conn_uses_conntrack(cp, skb);
+		} else if (is_new_conn_expected(cp, conn_reuse_mode)) {
+			uses_ct = ip_vs_conn_uses_conntrack(cp, skb);
+			if (!atomic_read(&cp->n_control)) {
+				resched = true;
+			} else {
+				/* Do not reschedule controlling connection
+				 * that uses conntrack while it is still
+				 * referenced by controlled connection(s).
+				 */
+				resched = !uses_ct;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (resched) {
+			if (!atomic_read(&cp->n_control))
+				ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp);
+			__ip_vs_conn_put(cp);
+			if (uses_ct)
+				return NF_DROP;
+			cp = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!cp)) {