diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 5fc9c7a..d872553 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -1632,19 +1632,16 @@
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(fib6_gc_lock);
 
-void fib6_run_gc(unsigned long expires, struct net *net)
+void fib6_run_gc(unsigned long expires, struct net *net, bool force)
 {
-	if (expires != ~0UL) {
+	if (force) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&fib6_gc_lock);
-		gc_args.timeout = expires ? (int)expires :
-			net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval;
-	} else {
-		if (!spin_trylock_bh(&fib6_gc_lock)) {
-			mod_timer(&net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer, jiffies + HZ);
-			return;
-		}
-		gc_args.timeout = net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval;
+	} else if (!spin_trylock_bh(&fib6_gc_lock)) {
+		mod_timer(&net->ipv6.ip6_fib_timer, jiffies + HZ);
+		return;
 	}
+	gc_args.timeout = expires ? (int)expires :
+			  net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval;
 
 	gc_args.more = icmp6_dst_gc();
 
@@ -1661,7 +1658,7 @@
 
 static void fib6_gc_timer_cb(unsigned long arg)
 {
-	fib6_run_gc(0, (struct net *)arg);
+	fib6_run_gc(0, (struct net *)arg, true);
 }
 
 static int __net_init fib6_net_init(struct net *net)