diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 29e2557..13d507d 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	unsigned long		_metrics;
 	unsigned long		expires;
 	struct dst_entry	*path;
-	struct neighbour	*_neighbour;
+	struct neighbour __rcu	*_neighbour;
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
 	struct xfrm_state	*xfrm;
 #else
@@ -88,12 +88,17 @@
 
 static inline struct neighbour *dst_get_neighbour(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	return dst->_neighbour;
+	return rcu_dereference(dst->_neighbour);
+}
+
+static inline struct neighbour *dst_get_neighbour_raw(struct dst_entry *dst)
+{
+	return rcu_dereference_raw(dst->_neighbour);
 }
 
 static inline void dst_set_neighbour(struct dst_entry *dst, struct neighbour *neigh)
 {
-	dst->_neighbour = neigh;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dst->_neighbour, neigh);
 }
 
 extern u32 *dst_cow_metrics_generic(struct dst_entry *dst, unsigned long old);
@@ -382,8 +387,12 @@
 static inline void dst_confirm(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	if (dst) {
-		struct neighbour *n = dst_get_neighbour(dst);
+		struct neighbour *n;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		n = dst_get_neighbour(dst);
 		neigh_confirm(n);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 }