diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index c07bc82cbbe9..313470f6bb14 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -1134,8 +1134,8 @@ static int ipmr_cache_unresolved(struct mr_table *mrt, vifi_t vifi,
 
 	if (!found) {
 		/* Create a new entry if allowable */
-		if (atomic_read(&mrt->cache_resolve_queue_len) >= 10 ||
-		    (c = ipmr_cache_alloc_unres()) == NULL) {
+		c = ipmr_cache_alloc_unres();
+		if (!c) {
 			spin_unlock_bh(&mfc_unres_lock);
 
 			kfree_skb(skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index e80d36c5073d..857a89ad4d6c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -1148,8 +1148,8 @@ static int ip6mr_cache_unresolved(struct mr_table *mrt, mifi_t mifi,
 		 *	Create a new entry if allowable
 		 */
 
-		if (atomic_read(&mrt->cache_resolve_queue_len) >= 10 ||
-		    (c = ip6mr_cache_alloc_unres()) == NULL) {
+		c = ip6mr_cache_alloc_unres();
+		if (!c) {
 			spin_unlock_bh(&mfc_unres_lock);
 
 			kfree_skb(skb);