1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_hashlimit.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_hashlimit.c
index 85edfb79469a..92980ab8ce48 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_hashlimit.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct ipt_hashlimit_htable {
         /* used internally */
         spinlock_t lock;                /* lock for list_head */
         u_int32_t rnd;                  /* random seed for hash */
+        int rnd_initialized;
         struct timer_list timer;        /* timer for gc */
         atomic_t count;                 /* number entries in table */
 
@@ -134,8 +135,10 @@ __dsthash_alloc_init(struct ipt_hashlimit_htable *ht, struct dsthash_dst *dst)
 
         /* initialize hash with random val at the time we allocate
          * the first hashtable entry */
-        if (!ht->rnd)
+        if (!ht->rnd_initialized) {
                 get_random_bytes(&ht->rnd, 4);
+                ht->rnd_initialized = 1;
+        }
 
         if (ht->cfg.max &&
             atomic_read(&ht->count) >= ht->cfg.max) {
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ static int htable_create(struct ipt_hashlimit_info *minfo)
 
         atomic_set(&hinfo->count, 0);
         atomic_set(&hinfo->use, 1);
-        hinfo->rnd = 0;
+        hinfo->rnd_initialized = 0;
         spin_lock_init(&hinfo->lock);
         hinfo->pde = create_proc_entry(minfo->name, 0, hashlimit_procdir);
         if (!hinfo->pde) {