diff --git a/include/net/inetpeer.h b/include/net/inetpeer.h
index bb06fd26a7bd..77ba635bdc5a 100644
--- a/include/net/inetpeer.h
+++ b/include/net/inetpeer.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct inet_peer {
 
 	u32			metrics[RTAX_MAX];
 	u32			rate_tokens;	/* rate limiting for ICMP */
+	u32			n_redirects;
 	unsigned long		rate_last;
 	union {
 		struct list_head	gc_list;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c b/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
index 1ea9596be8b3..6b3275de7d8e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ relookup:
 		atomic_set(&p->rid, 0);
 		p->metrics[RTAX_LOCK-1] = INETPEER_METRICS_NEW;
 		p->rate_tokens = 0;
+		p->n_redirects = 0;
 		/* 60*HZ is arbitrary, but chosen enough high so that the first
 		 * calculation of tokens is at its maximum.
 		 */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 9ce002eda8bf..3637a39e402f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -867,13 +867,15 @@ void ip_rt_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* No redirected packets during ip_rt_redirect_silence;
 	 * reset the algorithm.
 	 */
-	if (time_after(jiffies, peer->rate_last + ip_rt_redirect_silence))
+	if (time_after(jiffies, peer->rate_last + ip_rt_redirect_silence)) {
 		peer->rate_tokens = 0;
+		peer->n_redirects = 0;
+	}
 
 	/* Too many ignored redirects; do not send anything
 	 * set dst.rate_last to the last seen redirected packet.
 	 */
-	if (peer->rate_tokens >= ip_rt_redirect_number) {
+	if (peer->n_redirects >= ip_rt_redirect_number) {
 		peer->rate_last = jiffies;
 		goto out_put_peer;
 	}
@@ -890,6 +892,7 @@ void ip_rt_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		icmp_send(skb, ICMP_REDIRECT, ICMP_REDIR_HOST, gw);
 		peer->rate_last = jiffies;
 		++peer->rate_tokens;
+		++peer->n_redirects;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_VERBOSE
 		if (log_martians &&
 		    peer->rate_tokens == ip_rt_redirect_number)