diff --git a/net/sched/cls_route.c b/net/sched/cls_route.c
index bd6f945bd388..eded7aacd3f7 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_route.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_route.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct route4_filter {
 	struct tcf_result	res;
 	struct tcf_exts		exts;
 	u32			handle;
+	bool			dying;
 	struct route4_bucket	*bkt;
 	struct tcf_proto	*tp;
 	struct rcu_work		rwork;
@@ -66,9 +67,11 @@ static inline int route4_fastmap_hash(u32 id, int iif)
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(fastmap_lock);
 static void
-route4_reset_fastmap(struct route4_head *head)
+route4_reset_fastmap(struct route4_head *head, struct route4_filter *f)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&fastmap_lock);
+	if (f)
+		f->dying = true;
 	memset(head->fastmap, 0, sizeof(head->fastmap));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&fastmap_lock);
 }
@@ -81,9 +84,11 @@ route4_set_fastmap(struct route4_head *head, u32 id, int iif,
 
 	/* fastmap updates must look atomic to aling id, iff, filter */
 	spin_lock_bh(&fastmap_lock);
-	head->fastmap[h].id = id;
-	head->fastmap[h].iif = iif;
-	head->fastmap[h].filter = f;
+	if (f == ROUTE4_FAILURE || !f->dying) {
+		head->fastmap[h].id = id;
+		head->fastmap[h].iif = iif;
+		head->fastmap[h].filter = f;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&fastmap_lock);
 }
 
@@ -297,6 +302,13 @@ static void route4_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, bool rtnl_held,
 					next = rtnl_dereference(f->next);
 					RCU_INIT_POINTER(b->ht[h2], next);
 					tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &f->res);
+					/* Mark the filter dying under fastmap_lock so
+					 * any in-flight reader that still holds it
+					 * will skip the republish in route4_set_fastmap().
+					 */
+					spin_lock_bh(&fastmap_lock);
+					f->dying = true;
+					spin_unlock_bh(&fastmap_lock);
 					if (tcf_exts_get_net(&f->exts))
 						route4_queue_work(f);
 					else
@@ -307,6 +319,11 @@ static void route4_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, bool rtnl_held,
 			kfree_rcu(b, rcu);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* All filters are unlinked and marked dying, so no in-flight
+	 * reader can republish a stale entry after this reset.
+	 */
+	route4_reset_fastmap(head, NULL);
 	kfree_rcu(head, rcu);
 }
 
@@ -334,11 +351,11 @@ static int route4_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, void *arg, bool *last,
 			/* unlink it */
 			RCU_INIT_POINTER(*fp, rtnl_dereference(f->next));
 
-			/* Remove any fastmap lookups that might ref filter
-			 * notice we unlink'd the filter so we can't get it
-			 * back in the fastmap.
+			/* Clear any fastmap entries that may ref this filter and
+			 * mark it dying so in-flight readers can't republish it
+			 * after the reset.
 			 */
-			route4_reset_fastmap(head);
+			route4_reset_fastmap(head, f);
 
 			/* Delete it */
 			tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &f->res);
@@ -558,7 +575,7 @@ static int route4_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 		}
 	}
 
-	route4_reset_fastmap(head);
+	route4_reset_fastmap(head, fold);
 	*arg = f;
 	if (fold) {
 		tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &fold->res);