diff --git a/include/net/udp.h b/include/net/udp.h
index 972ce4b..8d2c406 100644
--- a/include/net/udp.h
+++ b/include/net/udp.h
@@ -305,33 +305,44 @@ struct sock *udp6_lib_lookup_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 /* UDP uses skb->dev_scratch to cache as much information as possible and avoid
  * possibly multiple cache miss on dequeue()
  */
-#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
-
-/* truesize, len and the bit needed to compute skb_csum_unnecessary will be on
- * cold cache lines at recvmsg time.
- * skb->len can be stored on 16 bits since the udp header has been already
- * validated and pulled.
- */
 struct udp_dev_scratch {
-	u32 truesize;
+	/* skb->truesize and the stateless bit embeded in a single field;
+	 * do not use a bitfield since the compiler emits better/smaller code
+	 * this way
+	 */
+	u32 _tsize_state;
+
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+	/* len and the bit needed to compute skb_csum_unnecessary
+	 * will be on cold cache lines at recvmsg time.
+	 * skb->len can be stored on 16 bits since the udp header has been
+	 * already validated and pulled.
+	 */
 	u16 len;
 	bool is_linear;
 	bool csum_unnecessary;
+#endif
 };
 
+static inline struct udp_dev_scratch* udp_skb_scratch(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return (struct udp_dev_scratch *)&skb->dev_scratch;
+}
+
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
 static inline unsigned int udp_skb_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return ((struct udp_dev_scratch *)&skb->dev_scratch)->len;
+	return udp_skb_scratch(skb)->len;
 }
 
 static inline bool udp_skb_csum_unnecessary(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return ((struct udp_dev_scratch *)&skb->dev_scratch)->csum_unnecessary;
+	return udp_skb_scratch(skb)->csum_unnecessary;
 }
 
 static inline bool udp_skb_is_linear(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return ((struct udp_dev_scratch *)&skb->dev_scratch)->is_linear;
+	return udp_skb_scratch(skb)->is_linear;
 }
 
 #else
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index b057653..d243772 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1163,34 +1163,32 @@ int udp_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page, int offset,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+#define UDP_SKB_IS_STATELESS 0x80000000
+
 static void udp_set_dev_scratch(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct udp_dev_scratch *scratch;
+	struct udp_dev_scratch *scratch = udp_skb_scratch(skb);
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct udp_dev_scratch) > sizeof(long));
-	scratch = (struct udp_dev_scratch *)&skb->dev_scratch;
-	scratch->truesize = skb->truesize;
+	scratch->_tsize_state = skb->truesize;
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
 	scratch->len = skb->len;
 	scratch->csum_unnecessary = !!skb_csum_unnecessary(skb);
 	scratch->is_linear = !skb_is_nonlinear(skb);
+#endif
+	if (likely(!skb->_skb_refdst))
+		scratch->_tsize_state |= UDP_SKB_IS_STATELESS;
 }
 
 static int udp_skb_truesize(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return ((struct udp_dev_scratch *)&skb->dev_scratch)->truesize;
-}
-#else
-static void udp_set_dev_scratch(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	skb->dev_scratch = skb->truesize;
+	return udp_skb_scratch(skb)->_tsize_state & ~UDP_SKB_IS_STATELESS;
 }
 
-static int udp_skb_truesize(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static bool udp_skb_has_head_state(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return skb->dev_scratch;
+	return !(udp_skb_scratch(skb)->_tsize_state & UDP_SKB_IS_STATELESS);
 }
-#endif
 
 /* fully reclaim rmem/fwd memory allocated for skb */
 static void udp_rmem_release(struct sock *sk, int size, int partial,
@@ -1388,10 +1386,10 @@ void skb_consume_udp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int len)
 		unlock_sock_fast(sk, slow);
 	}
 
-	/* we cleared the head states previously only if the skb lacks any IP
-	 * options, see __udp_queue_rcv_skb().
+	/* In the more common cases we cleared the head states previously,
+	 * see __udp_queue_rcv_skb().
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(IPCB(skb)->opt.optlen > 0))
+	if (unlikely(udp_skb_has_head_state(skb)))
 		skb_release_head_state(skb);
 	consume_stateless_skb(skb);
 }
@@ -1784,11 +1782,11 @@ static int __udp_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		sk_mark_napi_id_once(sk, skb);
 	}
 
-	/* At recvmsg() time we need skb->dst to process IP options-related
-	 * cmsg, elsewhere can we clear all pending head states while they are
-	 * hot in the cache
+	/* At recvmsg() time we may access skb->dst or skb->sp depending on
+	 * the IP options and the cmsg flags, elsewhere can we clear all
+	 * pending head states while they are hot in the cache
 	 */
-	if (likely(IPCB(skb)->opt.optlen == 0))
+	if (likely(IPCB(skb)->opt.optlen == 0 && !skb->sp))
 		skb_release_head_state(skb);
 
 	rc = __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb(sk, skb);
