--- d04cd93f22b5cf262f60fc23ec6400c2f58282b9
+++ fd4c1e78154c65e77b9db32bf94999ec3423d0a8
@@ -1747,6 +1747,14 @@ gso:
 
 		skb->next = nskb->next;
 		nskb->next = NULL;
+
+		/*
+		 * If device doesnt need nskb->dst, release it right now while
+		 * its hot in this cpu cache
+		 */
+		if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE)
+			skb_dst_drop(nskb);
+
 		rc = ops->ndo_start_xmit(nskb, dev);
 		if (unlikely(rc != NETDEV_TX_OK)) {
 			nskb->next = skb->next;