diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 5047e8053d6ca9900664631646cebe31eb04af15..2f53ecc2c296351c68f22a307d4f711e1176f446 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static inline void dst_hold(struct dst_entry *dst)
 
 static inline void dst_use_noref(struct dst_entry *dst, unsigned long time)
 {
-	if (time != dst->lastuse) {
+	if (unlikely(time != dst->lastuse)) {
 		dst->__use++;
 		dst->lastuse = time;
 	}