diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index e4b6fb4b1f4f..fcae074b7ae4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -133,13 +133,14 @@ static int ip_rt_mtu_expires		= 10 * 60 * HZ;
 static int ip_rt_min_pmtu		= 512 + 20 + 20;
 static int ip_rt_min_advmss		= 256;
 static int ip_rt_secret_interval	= 10 * 60 * HZ;
+static int ip_rt_flush_expected;
 static unsigned long rt_deadline;
 
 #define RTprint(a...)	printk(KERN_DEBUG a)
 
 static struct timer_list rt_flush_timer;
-static void rt_check_expire(struct work_struct *work);
-static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(expires_work, rt_check_expire);
+static void rt_worker_func(struct work_struct *work);
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(expires_work, rt_worker_func);
 static struct timer_list rt_secret_timer;
 
 /*
@@ -561,7 +562,36 @@ static inline int compare_keys(struct flowi *fl1, struct flowi *fl2)
 		(fl1->iif ^ fl2->iif)) == 0;
 }
 
-static void rt_check_expire(struct work_struct *work)
+/*
+ * Perform a full scan of hash table and free all entries.
+ * Can be called by a softirq or a process.
+ * In the later case, we want to be reschedule if necessary
+ */
+static void rt_do_flush(int process_context)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	struct rtable *rth, *next;
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= rt_hash_mask; i++) {
+		if (process_context && need_resched())
+			cond_resched();
+		rth = rt_hash_table[i].chain;
+		if (!rth)
+			continue;
+
+		spin_lock_bh(rt_hash_lock_addr(i));
+		rth = rt_hash_table[i].chain;
+		rt_hash_table[i].chain = NULL;
+		spin_unlock_bh(rt_hash_lock_addr(i));
+
+		for (; rth; rth = next) {
+			next = rth->u.dst.rt_next;
+			rt_free(rth);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void rt_check_expire(void)
 {
 	static unsigned int rover;
 	unsigned int i = rover, goal;
@@ -607,33 +637,33 @@ static void rt_check_expire(struct work_struct *work)
 		spin_unlock_bh(rt_hash_lock_addr(i));
 	}
 	rover = i;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rt_worker_func() is run in process context.
+ * If a whole flush was scheduled, it is done.
+ * Else, we call rt_check_expire() to scan part of the hash table
+ */
+static void rt_worker_func(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	if (ip_rt_flush_expected) {
+		ip_rt_flush_expected = 0;
+		rt_do_flush(1);
+	} else
+		rt_check_expire();
 	schedule_delayed_work(&expires_work, ip_rt_gc_interval);
 }
 
 /* This can run from both BH and non-BH contexts, the latter
  * in the case of a forced flush event.
  */
-static void rt_run_flush(unsigned long dummy)
+static void rt_run_flush(unsigned long process_context)
 {
-	int i;
-	struct rtable *rth, *next;
-
 	rt_deadline = 0;
 
 	get_random_bytes(&rt_hash_rnd, 4);
 
-	for (i = rt_hash_mask; i >= 0; i--) {
-		spin_lock_bh(rt_hash_lock_addr(i));
-		rth = rt_hash_table[i].chain;
-		if (rth)
-			rt_hash_table[i].chain = NULL;
-		spin_unlock_bh(rt_hash_lock_addr(i));
-
-		for (; rth; rth = next) {
-			next = rth->u.dst.rt_next;
-			rt_free(rth);
-		}
-	}
+	rt_do_flush(process_context);
 }
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rt_flush_lock);
@@ -667,7 +697,7 @@ void rt_cache_flush(int delay)
 
 	if (delay <= 0) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&rt_flush_lock);
-		rt_run_flush(0);
+		rt_run_flush(user_mode);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -678,12 +708,17 @@ void rt_cache_flush(int delay)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&rt_flush_lock);
 }
 
+/*
+ * We change rt_hash_rnd and ask next rt_worker_func() invocation
+ * to perform a flush in process context
+ */
 static void rt_secret_rebuild(unsigned long dummy)
 {
-	unsigned long now = jiffies;
-
-	rt_cache_flush(0);
-	mod_timer(&rt_secret_timer, now + ip_rt_secret_interval);
+	get_random_bytes(&rt_hash_rnd, 4);
+	ip_rt_flush_expected = 1;
+	cancel_delayed_work(&expires_work);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&expires_work, HZ/10);
+	mod_timer(&rt_secret_timer, jiffies + ip_rt_secret_interval);
 }
 
 /*