diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 39ef925d39dd5dd8dce802e4e35ee668338d7d6c..90185e8b335e61b1baad56a27607e02cdc604601 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ extern int xfrm_policy_register_afinfo(struct xfrm_policy_afinfo *afinfo);
 extern int xfrm_policy_unregister_afinfo(struct xfrm_policy_afinfo *afinfo);
 extern void km_policy_notify(struct xfrm_policy *xp, int dir, struct km_event *c);
 extern void km_state_notify(struct xfrm_state *x, struct km_event *c);
-#define XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES	30
 
 struct xfrm_tmpl;
 extern int km_query(struct xfrm_state *x, struct xfrm_tmpl *t, struct xfrm_policy *pol);
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index f34aca041a25b8b9aacfc18b17717f3a1bb15c63..6d5ea97620408a41e4b05a71d4e6b159c2228354 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern int sysctl_core_destroy_delay;
 extern u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_etime;
 extern u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_rseqth;
 extern int sysctl_xfrm_larval_drop;
+extern u32 sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires;
 #endif
 
 ctl_table core_table[] = {
@@ -127,6 +128,14 @@ ctl_table core_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec
 	},
+	{
+		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+		.procname	= "xfrm_acq_expires",
+		.data		= &sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec
+	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_XFRM */
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET */
 	{
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 9955ff4da0a2a304e708c5622381ff991c739c5b..372f06eb8bb7e389298c555999f785232a92ff94 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -21,18 +21,21 @@
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/audit.h>
+#include <linux/cache.h>
 
 #include "xfrm_hash.h"
 
 struct sock *xfrm_nl;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_nl);
 
-u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_etime = XFRM_AE_ETIME;
+u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_etime __read_mostly = XFRM_AE_ETIME;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_xfrm_aevent_etime);
 
-u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_rseqth = XFRM_AE_SEQT_SIZE;
+u32 sysctl_xfrm_aevent_rseqth __read_mostly = XFRM_AE_SEQT_SIZE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_xfrm_aevent_rseqth);
 
+u32 sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires __read_mostly = 30;
+
 /* Each xfrm_state may be linked to two tables:
 
    1. Hash table by (spi,daddr,ah/esp) to find SA by SPI. (input,ctl)
@@ -622,8 +625,8 @@ xfrm_state_find(xfrm_address_t *daddr, xfrm_address_t *saddr,
 				h = xfrm_spi_hash(&x->id.daddr, x->id.spi, x->id.proto, family);
 				hlist_add_head(&x->byspi, xfrm_state_byspi+h);
 			}
-			x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES;
-			x->timer.expires = jiffies + XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES*HZ;
+			x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires;
+			x->timer.expires = jiffies + sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires*HZ;
 			add_timer(&x->timer);
 			xfrm_state_num++;
 			xfrm_hash_grow_check(x->bydst.next != NULL);
@@ -772,9 +775,9 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__find_acq_core(unsigned short family, u8 mode, u32 re
 		x->props.family = family;
 		x->props.mode = mode;
 		x->props.reqid = reqid;
-		x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES;
+		x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires;
 		xfrm_state_hold(x);
-		x->timer.expires = jiffies + XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES*HZ;
+		x->timer.expires = jiffies + sysctl_xfrm_acq_expires*HZ;
 		add_timer(&x->timer);
 		hlist_add_head(&x->bydst, xfrm_state_bydst+h);
 		h = xfrm_src_hash(daddr, saddr, family);