--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static int gtp_build_skb_ip4(struct sk_b
 		mtu = dst_mtu(&rt->dst);
 	}
 
-	rt->dst.ops->update_pmtu(&rt->dst, NULL, skb, mtu);
+	rt->dst.ops->update_pmtu(&rt->dst, NULL, skb, mtu, true);
 
 	if (!skb_is_gso(skb) && (iph->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)) &&
 	    mtu < ntohs(iph->tot_len)) {
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static inline void skb_dst_update_pmtu(s
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
 
 	if (dst && dst->ops->update_pmtu)
-		dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, NULL, skb, mtu);
+		dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, NULL, skb, mtu, true);
 }
 
 #endif /* _NET_DST_H */
--- a/include/net/dst_ops.h
+++ b/include/net/dst_ops.h
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ struct dst_ops {
 	struct dst_entry *	(*negative_advice)(struct dst_entry *);
 	void			(*link_failure)(struct sk_buff *);
 	void			(*update_pmtu)(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-					       struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu);
+					       struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+					       bool confirm_neigh);
 	void			(*redirect)(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
 					    struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int			(*local_out)(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
--- a/net/bridge/br_nf_core.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_nf_core.c
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 #endif
 
 static void fake_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-			     struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+			     struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+			     bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 }
 
--- a/net/decnet/dn_route.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ static void dn_dst_ifdown(struct dst_ent
 static struct dst_entry *dn_dst_negative_advice(struct dst_entry *);
 static void dn_dst_link_failure(struct sk_buff *);
 static void dn_dst_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb , u32 mtu);
+			       struct sk_buff *skb , u32 mtu,
+			       bool confirm_neigh);
 static void dn_dst_redirect(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb);
 static struct neighbour *dn_dst_neigh_lookup(const struct dst_entry *dst,
@@ -259,7 +260,8 @@ static int dn_dst_gc(struct dst_ops *ops
  * advertise to the other end).
  */
 static void dn_dst_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+			       struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+			       bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 	struct dn_route *rt = (struct dn_route *) dst;
 	struct neighbour *n = rt->n;
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ struct dst_entry *inet_csk_update_pmtu(s
 		if (!dst)
 			goto out;
 	}
-	dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, sk, NULL, mtu);
+	dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, sk, NULL, mtu, true);
 
 	dst = __sk_dst_check(sk, 0);
 	if (!dst)
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ static unsigned int	 ipv4_mtu(const stru
 static struct dst_entry *ipv4_negative_advice(struct dst_entry *dst);
 static void		 ipv4_link_failure(struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void		 ip_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-					   struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu);
+					   struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+					   bool confirm_neigh);
 static void		 ip_do_redirect(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
 					struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void		ipv4_dst_destroy(struct dst_entry *dst);
@@ -1042,7 +1043,8 @@ static void __ip_rt_update_pmtu(struct r
 }
 
 static void ip_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-			      struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+			      struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+			      bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 	struct rtable *rt = (struct rtable *) dst;
 	struct flowi4 fl4;
@@ -2529,7 +2531,8 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_blackhole_mtu(c
 }
 
 static void ipv4_rt_blackhole_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-					  struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+					  struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+					  bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 }
 
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
@@ -222,12 +222,13 @@ _decode_session4(struct sk_buff *skb, st
 }
 
 static void xfrm4_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-			      struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+			      struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+			      bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 	struct xfrm_dst *xdst = (struct xfrm_dst *)dst;
 	struct dst_entry *path = xdst->route;
 
-	path->ops->update_pmtu(path, sk, skb, mtu);
+	path->ops->update_pmtu(path, sk, skb, mtu, confirm_neigh);
 }
 
 static void xfrm4_redirect(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
--- a/net/ipv6/inet6_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/inet6_connection_sock.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct dst_entry *inet6_csk_update_pmtu(
 
 	if (IS_ERR(dst))
 		return NULL;
-	dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, sk, NULL, mtu);
+	dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, sk, NULL, mtu, true);
 
 	dst = inet6_csk_route_socket(sk, &fl6);
 	return IS_ERR(dst) ? NULL : dst;
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t __gre6_xmit(struct sk
 
 	/* TooBig packet may have updated dst->dev's mtu */
 	if (dst && dst_mtu(dst) > dst->dev->mtu)
-		dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, NULL, skb, dst->dev->mtu);
+		dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, NULL, skb, dst->dev->mtu, true);
 
 	return ip6_tnl_xmit(skb, dev, dsfield, fl6, encap_limit, pmtu,
 			    NEXTHDR_GRE);
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static int		ip6_pkt_prohibit(struct sk_b
 static int		ip6_pkt_prohibit_out(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void		ip6_link_failure(struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void		ip6_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-					   struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu);
+					   struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+					   bool confirm_neigh);
 static void		rt6_do_redirect(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
 					struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void		rt6_dst_from_metrics_check(struct rt6_info *rt);
@@ -264,7 +265,8 @@ static unsigned int ip6_blackhole_mtu(co
 }
 
 static void ip6_rt_blackhole_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-					 struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+					 struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+					 bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1471,7 +1473,8 @@ static bool rt6_cache_allowed_for_pmtu(c
 }
 
 static void __ip6_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, const struct sock *sk,
-				 const struct ipv6hdr *iph, u32 mtu)
+				 const struct ipv6hdr *iph, u32 mtu,
+				 bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 	const struct in6_addr *daddr, *saddr;
 	struct rt6_info *rt6 = (struct rt6_info *)dst;
@@ -1489,7 +1492,10 @@ static void __ip6_rt_update_pmtu(struct
 		daddr = NULL;
 		saddr = NULL;
 	}
-	dst_confirm_neigh(dst, daddr);
+
+	if (confirm_neigh)
+		dst_confirm_neigh(dst, daddr);
+
 	mtu = max_t(u32, mtu, IPV6_MIN_MTU);
 	if (mtu >= dst_mtu(dst))
 		return;
@@ -1518,9 +1524,11 @@ static void __ip6_rt_update_pmtu(struct
 }
 
 static void ip6_rt_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+			       struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+			       bool confirm_neigh)
 {
-	__ip6_rt_update_pmtu(dst, sk, skb ? ipv6_hdr(skb) : NULL, mtu);
+	__ip6_rt_update_pmtu(dst, sk, skb ? ipv6_hdr(skb) : NULL, mtu,
+			     confirm_neigh);
 }
 
 void ip6_update_pmtu(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, __be32 mtu,
@@ -1540,7 +1548,7 @@ void ip6_update_pmtu(struct sk_buff *skb
 
 	dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl6);
 	if (!dst->error)
-		__ip6_rt_update_pmtu(dst, NULL, iph, ntohl(mtu));
+		__ip6_rt_update_pmtu(dst, NULL, iph, ntohl(mtu), true);
 	dst_release(dst);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_update_pmtu);
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -219,12 +219,13 @@ _decode_session6(struct sk_buff *skb, st
 }
 
 static void xfrm6_update_pmtu(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
-			      struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu)
+			      struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu,
+			      bool confirm_neigh)
 {
 	struct xfrm_dst *xdst = (struct xfrm_dst *)dst;
 	struct dst_entry *path = xdst->route;
 
-	path->ops->update_pmtu(path, sk, skb, mtu);
+	path->ops->update_pmtu(path, sk, skb, mtu, confirm_neigh);
 }
 
 static void xfrm6_redirect(struct dst_entry *dst, struct sock *sk,
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static inline void maybe_update_pmtu(int
 	struct rtable *ort = skb_rtable(skb);
 
 	if (!skb->dev && sk && sk_fullsock(sk))
-		ort->dst.ops->update_pmtu(&ort->dst, sk, NULL, mtu);
+		ort->dst.ops->update_pmtu(&ort->dst, sk, NULL, mtu, true);
 }
 
 static inline bool ensure_mtu_is_adequate(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, int skb_af,
--- a/net/sctp/transport.c
+++ b/net/sctp/transport.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ bool sctp_transport_update_pmtu(struct s
 
 		pf->af->from_sk(&addr, sk);
 		pf->to_sk_daddr(&t->ipaddr, sk);
-		dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, sk, NULL, pmtu);
+		dst->ops->update_pmtu(dst, sk, NULL, pmtu, true);
 		pf->to_sk_daddr(&addr, sk);
 
 		dst = sctp_transport_dst_check(t);
