diff --git a/net/ipv4/ah4.c b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
index 2e7f1948216fe8ade7d57aa3baa652d14d6b9b7b..717902669d2f2ef34714c215c4695ffe59ddd283 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ah4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
@@ -419,12 +419,9 @@ static void ah4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 	if (!x)
 		return;
 
-	if (icmp_hdr(skb)->type == ICMP_DEST_UNREACH) {
-		atomic_inc(&flow_cache_genid);
-		rt_genid_bump(net);
-
+	if (icmp_hdr(skb)->type == ICMP_DEST_UNREACH)
 		ipv4_update_pmtu(skb, net, info, 0, 0, IPPROTO_AH, 0);
-	} else
+	else
 		ipv4_redirect(skb, net, 0, 0, IPPROTO_AH, 0);
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index 4cfe34d4cc967a94ed15f2deef3d249d2429e846..ab3d814bc80af8f377da971af189a49ae4f2f094 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -502,12 +502,9 @@ static void esp4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 	if (!x)
 		return;
 
-	if (icmp_hdr(skb)->type == ICMP_DEST_UNREACH) {
-		atomic_inc(&flow_cache_genid);
-		rt_genid_bump(net);
-
+	if (icmp_hdr(skb)->type == ICMP_DEST_UNREACH)
 		ipv4_update_pmtu(skb, net, info, 0, 0, IPPROTO_ESP, 0);
-	} else
+	else
 		ipv4_redirect(skb, net, 0, 0, IPPROTO_ESP, 0);
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c b/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
index 59cb8c7690561f3fc44ecc382557408af53cb5fb..826be4cb482a29b401f2314da6581e1127a7a731 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
@@ -47,12 +47,9 @@ static void ipcomp4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 	if (!x)
 		return;
 
-	if (icmp_hdr(skb)->type == ICMP_DEST_UNREACH) {
-		atomic_inc(&flow_cache_genid);
-		rt_genid_bump(net);
-
+	if (icmp_hdr(skb)->type == ICMP_DEST_UNREACH)
 		ipv4_update_pmtu(skb, net, info, 0, 0, IPPROTO_COMP, 0);
-	} else
+	else
 		ipv4_redirect(skb, net, 0, 0, IPPROTO_COMP, 0);
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 550781a17b34f75f94b919a39120eb119db106a1..561a37833d86c3d3d13c002e4e7a18005f97b751 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -594,11 +594,25 @@ static inline u32 fnhe_hashfun(__be32 daddr)
 	return hval & (FNHE_HASH_SIZE - 1);
 }
 
+static void fill_route_from_fnhe(struct rtable *rt, struct fib_nh_exception *fnhe)
+{
+	rt->rt_pmtu = fnhe->fnhe_pmtu;
+	rt->dst.expires = fnhe->fnhe_expires;
+
+	if (fnhe->fnhe_gw) {
+		rt->rt_flags |= RTCF_REDIRECTED;
+		rt->rt_gateway = fnhe->fnhe_gw;
+		rt->rt_uses_gateway = 1;
+	}
+}
+
 static void update_or_create_fnhe(struct fib_nh *nh, __be32 daddr, __be32 gw,
 				  u32 pmtu, unsigned long expires)
 {
 	struct fnhe_hash_bucket *hash;
 	struct fib_nh_exception *fnhe;
+	struct rtable *rt;
+	unsigned int i;
 	int depth;
 	u32 hval = fnhe_hashfun(daddr);
 
@@ -627,8 +641,12 @@ static void update_or_create_fnhe(struct fib_nh *nh, __be32 daddr, __be32 gw,
 			fnhe->fnhe_gw = gw;
 		if (pmtu) {
 			fnhe->fnhe_pmtu = pmtu;
-			fnhe->fnhe_expires = expires;
+			fnhe->fnhe_expires = max(1UL, expires);
 		}
+		/* Update all cached dsts too */
+		rt = rcu_dereference(fnhe->fnhe_rth);
+		if (rt)
+			fill_route_from_fnhe(rt, fnhe);
 	} else {
 		if (depth > FNHE_RECLAIM_DEPTH)
 			fnhe = fnhe_oldest(hash);
@@ -644,6 +662,18 @@ static void update_or_create_fnhe(struct fib_nh *nh, __be32 daddr, __be32 gw,
 		fnhe->fnhe_gw = gw;
 		fnhe->fnhe_pmtu = pmtu;
 		fnhe->fnhe_expires = expires;
+
+		/* Exception created; mark the cached routes for the nexthop
+		 * stale, so anyone caching it rechecks if this exception
+		 * applies to them.
+		 */
+		for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
+			struct rtable __rcu **prt;
+			prt = per_cpu_ptr(nh->nh_pcpu_rth_output, i);
+			rt = rcu_dereference(*prt);
+			if (rt)
+				rt->dst.obsolete = DST_OBSOLETE_KILL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	fnhe->fnhe_stamp = jiffies;
@@ -917,13 +947,6 @@ static void __ip_rt_update_pmtu(struct rtable *rt, struct flowi4 *fl4, u32 mtu)
 	if (mtu < ip_rt_min_pmtu)
 		mtu = ip_rt_min_pmtu;
 
-	if (!rt->rt_pmtu) {
-		dst->obsolete = DST_OBSOLETE_KILL;
-	} else {
-		rt->rt_pmtu = mtu;
-		dst->expires = max(1UL, jiffies + ip_rt_mtu_expires);
-	}
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (fib_lookup(dev_net(dst->dev), fl4, &res) == 0) {
 		struct fib_nh *nh = &FIB_RES_NH(res);
@@ -1063,11 +1086,11 @@ static struct dst_entry *ipv4_dst_check(struct dst_entry *dst, u32 cookie)
 	 * DST_OBSOLETE_FORCE_CHK which forces validation calls down
 	 * into this function always.
 	 *
-	 * When a PMTU/redirect information update invalidates a
-	 * route, this is indicated by setting obsolete to
-	 * DST_OBSOLETE_KILL.
+	 * When a PMTU/redirect information update invalidates a route,
+	 * this is indicated by setting obsolete to DST_OBSOLETE_KILL or
+	 * DST_OBSOLETE_DEAD by dst_free().
 	 */
-	if (dst->obsolete == DST_OBSOLETE_KILL || rt_is_expired(rt))
+	if (dst->obsolete != DST_OBSOLETE_FORCE_CHK || rt_is_expired(rt))
 		return NULL;
 	return dst;
 }
@@ -1215,20 +1238,8 @@ static bool rt_bind_exception(struct rtable *rt, struct fib_nh_exception *fnhe,
 			fnhe->fnhe_pmtu = 0;
 			fnhe->fnhe_expires = 0;
 		}
-		if (fnhe->fnhe_pmtu) {
-			unsigned long expires = fnhe->fnhe_expires;
-			unsigned long diff = expires - jiffies;
-
-			if (time_before(jiffies, expires)) {
-				rt->rt_pmtu = fnhe->fnhe_pmtu;
-				dst_set_expires(&rt->dst, diff);
-			}
-		}
-		if (fnhe->fnhe_gw) {
-			rt->rt_flags |= RTCF_REDIRECTED;
-			rt->rt_gateway = fnhe->fnhe_gw;
-			rt->rt_uses_gateway = 1;
-		} else if (!rt->rt_gateway)
+		fill_route_from_fnhe(rt, fnhe);
+		if (!rt->rt_gateway)
 			rt->rt_gateway = daddr;
 
 		rcu_assign_pointer(fnhe->fnhe_rth, rt);