diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 078887c8c586..7c37e3c3b1c7 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -1624,18 +1624,16 @@ static inline void ip_vs_conn_drop_conntrack(struct ip_vs_conn *cp)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_IP_VS_NFCT */
 
-/* Really using conntrack? */
-static inline bool ip_vs_conn_uses_conntrack(struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
-					     struct sk_buff *skb)
+/* Using old conntrack that can not be redirected to another real server? */
+static inline bool ip_vs_conn_uses_old_conntrack(struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
+						 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_NFCT
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 
-	if (!(cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_NFCT))
-		return false;
 	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
-	if (ct)
+	if (ct && nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
 		return true;
 #endif
 	return false;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index 8b80ab794a92..64a05906cc0e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -2061,14 +2061,14 @@ ip_vs_in(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, unsigned int hooknum, struct sk_buff *skb, int
 
 	conn_reuse_mode = sysctl_conn_reuse_mode(ipvs);
 	if (conn_reuse_mode && !iph.fragoffs && is_new_conn(skb, &iph) && cp) {
-		bool uses_ct = false, resched = false;
+		bool old_ct = false, resched = false;
 
 		if (unlikely(sysctl_expire_nodest_conn(ipvs)) && cp->dest &&
 		    unlikely(!atomic_read(&cp->dest->weight))) {
 			resched = true;
-			uses_ct = ip_vs_conn_uses_conntrack(cp, skb);
+			old_ct = ip_vs_conn_uses_old_conntrack(cp, skb);
 		} else if (is_new_conn_expected(cp, conn_reuse_mode)) {
-			uses_ct = ip_vs_conn_uses_conntrack(cp, skb);
+			old_ct = ip_vs_conn_uses_old_conntrack(cp, skb);
 			if (!atomic_read(&cp->n_control)) {
 				resched = true;
 			} else {
@@ -2076,15 +2076,17 @@ ip_vs_in(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, unsigned int hooknum, struct sk_buff *skb, int
 				 * that uses conntrack while it is still
 				 * referenced by controlled connection(s).
 				 */
-				resched = !uses_ct;
+				resched = !old_ct;
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (resched) {
+			if (!old_ct)
+				cp->flags &= ~IP_VS_CONN_F_NFCT;
 			if (!atomic_read(&cp->n_control))
 				ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp);
 			__ip_vs_conn_put(cp);
-			if (uses_ct)
+			if (old_ct)
 				return NF_DROP;
 			cp = NULL;
 		}