diff --git a/include/net/inet6_hashtables.h b/include/net/inet6_hashtables.h
index 00cbb4384c7..2da45ce8acb 100644
--- a/include/net/inet6_hashtables.h
+++ b/include/net/inet6_hashtables.h
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@
 
 struct inet_hashinfo;
 
-/* I have no idea if this is a good hash for v6 or not. -DaveM */
 static inline unsigned int inet6_ehashfn(struct net *net,
 				const struct in6_addr *laddr, const u16 lport,
 				const struct in6_addr *faddr, const __be16 fport)
 {
-	u32 ports = (lport ^ (__force u16)fport);
+	u32 ports = (((u32)lport) << 16) | (__force u32)fport;
 
 	return jhash_3words((__force u32)laddr->s6_addr32[3],
-			    (__force u32)faddr->s6_addr32[3],
-			    ports, inet_ehash_secret + net_hash_mix(net));
+			    ipv6_addr_jhash(faddr),
+			    ports,
+			    inet_ehash_secret + net_hash_mix(net));
 }
 
 static inline int inet6_sk_ehashfn(const struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/include/net/inet_sock.h b/include/net/inet_sock.h
index ae17e1352d7..8cd2e1d0ec3 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_sock.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static inline void inet_sk_copy_descendant(struct sock *sk_to,
 extern int inet_sk_rebuild_header(struct sock *sk);
 
 extern u32 inet_ehash_secret;
+extern u32 ipv6_hash_secret;
 extern void build_ehash_secret(void);
 
 static inline unsigned int inet_ehashfn(struct net *net,
diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index a5a9e4dfccb..5381973f099 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
+#include <linux/jhash.h>
 #include <net/if_inet6.h>
 #include <net/ndisc.h>
 #include <net/flow.h>
@@ -416,6 +417,17 @@ static inline int ipv6_addr_any(const struct in6_addr *a)
 		a->s6_addr32[2] | a->s6_addr32[3]) == 0;
 }
 
+/* more secured version of ipv6_addr_hash() */
+static inline u32 ipv6_addr_jhash(const struct in6_addr *a)
+{
+	u32 v = (__force u32)a->s6_addr32[0] ^ (__force u32)a->s6_addr32[1];
+
+	return jhash_3words(v,
+			    (__force u32)a->s6_addr32[2],
+			    (__force u32)a->s6_addr32[3],
+			    ipv6_hash_secret);
+}
+
 static inline int ipv6_addr_loopback(const struct in6_addr *a)
 {
 	return (a->s6_addr32[0] | a->s6_addr32[1] |
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 425f36d5295..2cdd9e3697d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -240,8 +240,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_listen);
 u32 inet_ehash_secret __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_ehash_secret);
 
+u32 ipv6_hash_secret __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipv6_hash_secret);
+
 /*
- * inet_ehash_secret must be set exactly once
+ * inet_ehash_secret must be set exactly once, and to a non nul value
+ * ipv6_hash_secret must be set exactly once.
  */
 void build_ehash_secret(void)
 {
@@ -251,7 +255,8 @@ void build_ehash_secret(void)
 		get_random_bytes(&rnd, sizeof(rnd));
 	} while (rnd == 0);
 
-	cmpxchg(&inet_ehash_secret, 0, rnd);
+	if (cmpxchg(&inet_ehash_secret, 0, rnd) == 0)
+		get_random_bytes(&ipv6_hash_secret, sizeof(ipv6_hash_secret));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(build_ehash_secret);