diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 03a1c3d..93b0310 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@
 dst_metric(const struct dst_entry *dst, const int metric)
 {
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(metric == RTAX_HOPLIMIT ||
-		     metric == RTAX_ADVMSS);
+		     metric == RTAX_ADVMSS ||
+		     metric == RTAX_MTU);
 	return dst_metric_raw(dst, metric);
 }
 
@@ -156,11 +157,11 @@
 
 static inline u32 dst_mtu(const struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	u32 mtu = dst_metric(dst, RTAX_MTU);
-	/*
-	 * Alexey put it here, so ask him about it :)
-	 */
-	barrier();
+	u32 mtu = dst_metric_raw(dst, RTAX_MTU);
+
+	if (!mtu)
+		mtu = dst->ops->default_mtu(dst);
+
 	return mtu;
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
 }
 
 static inline int
-dst_metric_locked(struct dst_entry *dst, int metric)
+dst_metric_locked(const struct dst_entry *dst, int metric)
 {
 	return dst_metric(dst, RTAX_LOCK) & (1<<metric);
 }
diff --git a/include/net/dst_ops.h b/include/net/dst_ops.h
index 15fb7af..21a320b 100644
--- a/include/net/dst_ops.h
+++ b/include/net/dst_ops.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	int			(*gc)(struct dst_ops *ops);
 	struct dst_entry *	(*check)(struct dst_entry *, __u32 cookie);
 	unsigned int		(*default_advmss)(const struct dst_entry *);
+	unsigned int		(*default_mtu)(const struct dst_entry *);
 	void			(*destroy)(struct dst_entry *);
 	void			(*ifdown)(struct dst_entry *,
 					  struct net_device *dev, int how);