diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 1aaff0a2e09854604aca047e8f555170ae37427b..2daa0dc19d339e5dd3659ca63a9118279d4cc039 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,8 @@ void ip_rt_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Check for load limit; set rate_last to the latest sent
 	 * redirect.
 	 */
-	if (time_after(jiffies,
+	if (rt->u.dst.rate_tokens == 0 ||
+	    time_after(jiffies,
 		       (rt->u.dst.rate_last +
 			(ip_rt_redirect_load << rt->u.dst.rate_tokens)))) {
 		icmp_send(skb, ICMP_REDIRECT, ICMP_REDIR_HOST, rt->rt_gateway);