diff --git a/include/net/dn_route.h b/include/net/dn_route.h
index 4f7d6a1..2e9d317 100644
--- a/include/net/dn_route.h
+++ b/include/net/dn_route.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 extern struct sk_buff *dn_alloc_skb(struct sock *sk, int size, gfp_t pri);
-extern int dn_route_output_sock(struct dst_entry **pprt, struct flowidn *, struct sock *sk, int flags);
+extern int dn_route_output_sock(struct dst_entry __rcu **pprt, struct flowidn *, struct sock *sk, int flags);
 extern int dn_cache_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 extern void dn_rt_cache_flush(int delay);
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 307c322..64d9843 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@
 	struct dn_scp *scp = DN_SK(sk);
 	int err = -EISCONN;
 	struct flowidn fld;
+	struct dst_entry *dst;
 
 	if (sock->state == SS_CONNECTED)
 		goto out;
@@ -955,10 +956,11 @@
 	fld.flowidn_proto = DNPROTO_NSP;
 	if (dn_route_output_sock(&sk->sk_dst_cache, &fld, sk, flags) < 0)
 		goto out;
-	sk->sk_route_caps = sk->sk_dst_cache->dev->features;
+	dst = __sk_dst_get(sk);
+	sk->sk_route_caps = dst->dev->features;
 	sock->state = SS_CONNECTING;
 	scp->state = DN_CI;
-	scp->segsize_loc = dst_metric_advmss(sk->sk_dst_cache);
+	scp->segsize_loc = dst_metric_advmss(dst);
 
 	dn_nsp_send_conninit(sk, NSP_CI);
 	err = -EINPROGRESS;
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c b/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c
index 8a96047c..1aaa51e 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 	if (reason == 0)
 		reason = le16_to_cpu(scp->discdata_out.opt_status);
 
-	dn_nsp_do_disc(sk, msgflg, reason, gfp, sk->sk_dst_cache, ddl,
+	dn_nsp_do_disc(sk, msgflg, reason, gfp, __sk_dst_get(sk), ddl,
 		scp->discdata_out.opt_data, scp->addrrem, scp->addrloc);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_route.c b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
index b57419c..1550028 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_route.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_route.c
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-int dn_route_output_sock(struct dst_entry **pprt, struct flowidn *fl, struct sock *sk, int flags)
+int dn_route_output_sock(struct dst_entry __rcu **pprt, struct flowidn *fl, struct sock *sk, int flags)
 {
 	int err;