diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index f5605c289bba..ed74e4e36f21 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -1158,6 +1158,7 @@ struct netns_ipvs {
 #endif
 	/* ip_vs_conn */
 	atomic_t		conn_count;      /* connection counter */
+	atomic_t		no_cport_conns[IP_VS_AF_MAX];
 	struct delayed_work	conn_resize_work;/* resize conn_tab */
 
 	/* ip_vs_ctl */
@@ -1188,6 +1189,7 @@ struct netns_ipvs {
 	int			drop_counter;
 	int			old_secure_tcp;
 	atomic_t		dropentry;
+	s8			dropentry_counters[8];
 	/* locks in ctl.c */
 	spinlock_t		dropentry_lock;  /* drop entry handling */
 	spinlock_t		droppacket_lock; /* drop packet handling */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
index f9111bfefd81..80858d9c69ac 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ int ip_vs_conn_tab_size __read_mostly;
 /*  SLAB cache for IPVS connections */
 static struct kmem_cache *ip_vs_conn_cachep __read_mostly;
 
-/*  counter for no client port connections */
-static atomic_t ip_vs_conn_no_cport_cnt = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
-
 /* We need an addrstrlen that works with or without v6 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
 #define IP_VS_ADDRSTRLEN INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
@@ -318,10 +315,16 @@ struct ip_vs_conn *ip_vs_conn_in_get(const struct ip_vs_conn_param *p)
 	struct ip_vs_conn *cp;
 
 	cp = __ip_vs_conn_in_get(p);
-	if (!cp && atomic_read(&ip_vs_conn_no_cport_cnt)) {
-		struct ip_vs_conn_param cport_zero_p = *p;
-		cport_zero_p.cport = 0;
-		cp = __ip_vs_conn_in_get(&cport_zero_p);
+	if (!cp) {
+		struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = p->ipvs;
+		int af_id = ip_vs_af_index(p->af);
+
+		if (atomic_read(&ipvs->no_cport_conns[af_id])) {
+			struct ip_vs_conn_param cport_zero_p = *p;
+
+			cport_zero_p.cport = 0;
+			cp = __ip_vs_conn_in_get(&cport_zero_p);
+		}
 	}
 
 	IP_VS_DBG_BUF(9, "lookup/in %s %s:%d->%s:%d %s\n",
@@ -534,6 +537,7 @@ void ip_vs_conn_fill_cport(struct ip_vs_conn *cp, __be16 cport)
 {
 	struct hlist_bl_head *head, *head2, *head_new;
 	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = cp->ipvs;
+	int af_id = ip_vs_af_index(cp->af);
 	u32 hash_r = 0, hash_key_r = 0;
 	struct ip_vs_rht *t, *tp, *t2;
 	u32 hash_key, hash_key_new;
@@ -612,7 +616,7 @@ void ip_vs_conn_fill_cport(struct ip_vs_conn *cp, __be16 cport)
 			hlist_bl_del_rcu(&cp->c_list);
 			hlist_bl_add_head_rcu(&cp->c_list, head_new);
 		}
-		atomic_dec(&ip_vs_conn_no_cport_cnt);
+		atomic_dec(&ipvs->no_cport_conns[af_id]);
 		cp->flags &= ~IP_VS_CONN_F_NO_CPORT;
 		cp->cport = cport;
 	}
@@ -1177,8 +1181,11 @@ static void ip_vs_conn_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 		if (unlikely(cp->app != NULL))
 			ip_vs_unbind_app(cp);
 		ip_vs_unbind_dest(cp);
-		if (cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_NO_CPORT)
-			atomic_dec(&ip_vs_conn_no_cport_cnt);
+		if (unlikely(cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_NO_CPORT)) {
+			int af_id = ip_vs_af_index(cp->af);
+
+			atomic_dec(&ipvs->no_cport_conns[af_id]);
+		}
 		if (cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_ONE_PACKET)
 			ip_vs_conn_rcu_free(&cp->rcu_head);
 		else
@@ -1285,8 +1292,11 @@ ip_vs_conn_new(const struct ip_vs_conn_param *p, int dest_af,
 	cp->out_seq.delta = 0;
 
 	atomic_inc(&ipvs->conn_count);
-	if (flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_NO_CPORT)
-		atomic_inc(&ip_vs_conn_no_cport_cnt);
+	if (unlikely(flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_NO_CPORT)) {
+		int af_id = ip_vs_af_index(cp->af);
+
+		atomic_inc(&ipvs->no_cport_conns[af_id]);
+	}
 
 	/* Bind the connection with a destination server */
 	cp->dest = NULL;
@@ -1571,12 +1581,7 @@ static const struct seq_operations ip_vs_conn_sync_seq_ops = {
  */
 static inline int todrop_entry(struct ip_vs_conn *cp)
 {
-	/*
-	 * The drop rate array needs tuning for real environments.
-	 * Called from timer bh only => no locking
-	 */
-	static const signed char todrop_rate[9] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8};
-	static signed char todrop_counter[9] = {0};
+	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = cp->ipvs;
 	int i;
 
 	/* if the conn entry hasn't lasted for 60 seconds, don't drop it.
@@ -1585,15 +1590,17 @@ static inline int todrop_entry(struct ip_vs_conn *cp)
 	if (time_before(cp->timeout + jiffies, cp->timer.expires + 60*HZ))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Don't drop the entry if its number of incoming packets is not
-	   located in [0, 8] */
+	/* Drop only conns with number of incoming packets in [1..8] range */
 	i = atomic_read(&cp->in_pkts);
-	if (i > 8 || i < 0) return 0;
+	if (i > 8 || i < 1)
+		return 0;
 
-	if (!todrop_rate[i]) return 0;
-	if (--todrop_counter[i] > 0) return 0;
+	i--;
+	if (--ipvs->dropentry_counters[i] > 0)
+		return 0;
 
-	todrop_counter[i] = todrop_rate[i];
+	/* Prefer to drop conns with less number of incoming packets */
+	ipvs->dropentry_counters[i] = i + 1;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1811,7 +1818,11 @@ void ip_vs_expire_nodest_conn_flush(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
  */
 int __net_init ip_vs_conn_net_init(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
 {
+	int idx;
+
 	atomic_set(&ipvs->conn_count, 0);
+	for (idx = 0; idx < IP_VS_AF_MAX; idx++)
+		atomic_set(&ipvs->no_cport_conns[idx], 0);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ipvs->conn_resize_work, conn_resize_work_handler);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ipvs->conn_tab, NULL);
 	atomic_set(&ipvs->conn_tab_changes, 0);
