diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index fe03266130b62f4950bac5ef4786755e88617a54..09c1530f46814d287929a37ce948885d44f8bb03 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ void __dst_free(struct dst_entry * dst)
 	if (dst_garbage.timer_inc > DST_GC_INC) {
 		dst_garbage.timer_inc = DST_GC_INC;
 		dst_garbage.timer_expires = DST_GC_MIN;
+		cancel_delayed_work(&dst_gc_work);
 		schedule_delayed_work(&dst_gc_work, dst_garbage.timer_expires);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&dst_garbage.lock);