diff --git a/include/net/route.h b/include/net/route.h
index 3684c3edbae4..79530da31b34 100644
--- a/include/net/route.h
+++ b/include/net/route.h
@@ -217,17 +217,37 @@ static inline char rt_tos2priority(u8 tos)
 	return ip_tos2prio[IPTOS_TOS(tos)>>1];
 }
 
-static inline struct rtable *ip_route_connect(__be32 dst, __be32 src, u32 tos,
-					      int oif, u8 protocol,
-					      __be16 sport, __be16 dport,
-					      struct sock *sk, bool can_sleep)
-{
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
-	struct rtable *rt;
-	struct flowi4 fl4;
-	__u8 flow_flags;
+/* ip_route_connect() and ip_route_newports() work in tandem whilst
+ * binding a socket for a new outgoing connection.
+ *
+ * In order to use IPSEC properly, we must, in the end, have a
+ * route that was looked up using all available keys including source
+ * and destination ports.
+ *
+ * However, if a source port needs to be allocated (the user specified
+ * a wildcard source port) we need to obtain addressing information
+ * in order to perform that allocation.
+ *
+ * So ip_route_connect() looks up a route using wildcarded source and
+ * destination ports in the key, simply so that we can get a pair of
+ * addresses to use for port allocation.
+ *
+ * Later, once the ports are allocated, ip_route_newports() will make
+ * another route lookup if needed to make sure we catch any IPSEC
+ * rules keyed on the port information.
+ *
+ * The callers allocate the flow key on their stack, and must pass in
+ * the same flowi4 object to both the ip_route_connect() and the
+ * ip_route_newports() calls.
+ */
+
+static inline void ip_route_connect_init(struct flowi4 *fl4, __be32 dst, __be32 src,
+					 u32 tos, int oif, u8 protocol,
+					 __be16 sport, __be16 dport,
+					 struct sock *sk, bool can_sleep)
+{
+	__u8 flow_flags = 0;
 
-	flow_flags = 0;
 	if (inet_sk(sk)->transparent)
 		flow_flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_ANYSRC;
 	if (protocol == IPPROTO_TCP)
@@ -235,41 +255,45 @@ static inline struct rtable *ip_route_connect(__be32 dst, __be32 src, u32 tos,
 	if (can_sleep)
 		flow_flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP;
 
-	flowi4_init_output(&fl4, oif, sk->sk_mark, tos, RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
+	flowi4_init_output(fl4, oif, sk->sk_mark, tos, RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
 			   protocol, flow_flags, dst, src, dport, sport);
-
-	if (!dst || !src) {
-		rt = __ip_route_output_key(net, &fl4);
-		if (IS_ERR(rt))
-			return rt;
-		fl4.daddr = rt->rt_dst;
-		fl4.saddr = rt->rt_src;
-		ip_rt_put(rt);
-	}
-	security_sk_classify_flow(sk, flowi4_to_flowi(&fl4));
-	return ip_route_output_flow(net, &fl4, sk);
 }
 
-static inline struct rtable *ip_route_newports(struct rtable *rt,
-					       u8 protocol, __be16 orig_sport,
-					       __be16 orig_dport, __be16 sport,
-					       __be16 dport, struct sock *sk)
+static inline struct rtable *ip_route_connect(struct flowi4 *fl4,
+					      __be32 dst, __be32 src, u32 tos,
+					      int oif, u8 protocol,
+					      __be16 sport, __be16 dport,
+					      struct sock *sk, bool can_sleep)
+{
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct rtable *rt;
+
+	ip_route_connect_init(fl4, dst, src, tos, oif, protocol,
+			      sport, dport, sk, can_sleep);
+
+	if (!dst || !src) {
+		rt = __ip_route_output_key(net, fl4);
+		if (IS_ERR(rt))
+			return rt;
+		fl4->daddr = rt->rt_dst;
+		fl4->saddr = rt->rt_src;
+		ip_rt_put(rt);
+	}
+	security_sk_classify_flow(sk, flowi4_to_flowi(fl4));
+	return ip_route_output_flow(net, fl4, sk);
+}
+
+static inline struct rtable *ip_route_newports(struct flowi4 *fl4, struct rtable *rt,
+					       __be16 orig_sport, __be16 orig_dport,
+					       __be16 sport, __be16 dport,
+					       struct sock *sk)
 {
 	if (sport != orig_sport || dport != orig_dport) {
-		struct flowi4 fl4;
-		__u8 flow_flags;
-
-		flow_flags = 0;
-		if (inet_sk(sk)->transparent)
-			flow_flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_ANYSRC;
-		if (protocol == IPPROTO_TCP)
-			flow_flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_PRECOW_METRICS;
-		flowi4_init_output(&fl4, rt->rt_oif, rt->rt_mark, rt->rt_tos,
-				   RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE, protocol, flow_flags,
-				   rt->rt_dst, rt->rt_src, dport, sport);
+		fl4->fl4_dport = dport;
+		fl4->fl4_sport = sport;
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
-		security_sk_classify_flow(sk, flowi4_to_flowi(&fl4));
-		return ip_route_output_flow(sock_net(sk), &fl4, sk);
+		security_sk_classify_flow(sk, flowi4_to_flowi(fl4));
+		return ip_route_output_flow(sock_net(sk), fl4, sk);
 	}
 	return rt;
 }
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index ae451c6d83ba..b92ab655d44e 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@
 
 int dccp_v4_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 {
+	const struct sockaddr_in *usin = (struct sockaddr_in *)uaddr;
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct dccp_sock *dp = dccp_sk(sk);
-	const struct sockaddr_in *usin = (struct sockaddr_in *)uaddr;
 	__be16 orig_sport, orig_dport;
-	struct rtable *rt;
 	__be32 daddr, nexthop;
+	struct flowi4 fl4;
+	struct rtable *rt;
 	int err;
 
 	dp->dccps_role = DCCP_ROLE_CLIENT;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ int dccp_v4_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 
 	orig_sport = inet->inet_sport;
 	orig_dport = usin->sin_port;
-	rt = ip_route_connect(nexthop, inet->inet_saddr,
+	rt = ip_route_connect(&fl4, nexthop, inet->inet_saddr,
 			      RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk), sk->sk_bound_dev_if,
 			      IPPROTO_DCCP,
 			      orig_sport, orig_dport, sk, true);
@@ -101,8 +102,7 @@ int dccp_v4_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto failure;
 
-	rt = ip_route_newports(rt, IPPROTO_DCCP,
-			       orig_sport, orig_dport,
+	rt = ip_route_newports(&fl4, rt, orig_sport, orig_dport,
 			       inet->inet_sport, inet->inet_dport, sk);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 		rt = NULL;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index cae75ef21fea..0413af3e2285 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ static int inet_sk_reselect_saddr(struct sock *sk)
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	__be32 old_saddr = inet->inet_saddr;
 	__be32 daddr = inet->inet_daddr;
+	struct flowi4 fl4;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	__be32 new_saddr;
 
@@ -1110,7 +1111,7 @@ static int inet_sk_reselect_saddr(struct sock *sk)
 		daddr = inet->opt->faddr;
 
 	/* Query new route. */
-	rt = ip_route_connect(daddr, 0, RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk),
+	rt = ip_route_connect(&fl4, daddr, 0, RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk),
 			      sk->sk_bound_dev_if, sk->sk_protocol,
 			      inet->inet_sport, inet->inet_dport, sk, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt))
diff --git a/net/ipv4/datagram.c b/net/ipv4/datagram.c
index 85bd24ca4f6d..216ba2338b64 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/datagram.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ int ip4_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct sockaddr_in *usin = (struct sockaddr_in *) uaddr;
+	struct flowi4 fl4;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	__be32 saddr;
 	int oif;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ int ip4_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		if (!saddr)
 			saddr = inet->mc_addr;
 	}
-	rt = ip_route_connect(usin->sin_addr.s_addr, saddr,
+	rt = ip_route_connect(&fl4, usin->sin_addr.s_addr, saddr,
 			      RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk), oif,
 			      sk->sk_protocol,
 			      inet->inet_sport, usin->sin_port, sk, true);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index edf18bd74b87..310454c2f4d1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -146,12 +146,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_twsk_unique);
 /* This will initiate an outgoing connection. */
 int tcp_v4_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 {
+	struct sockaddr_in *usin = (struct sockaddr_in *)uaddr;
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-	struct sockaddr_in *usin = (struct sockaddr_in *)uaddr;
 	__be16 orig_sport, orig_dport;
-	struct rtable *rt;
 	__be32 daddr, nexthop;
+	struct flowi4 fl4;
+	struct rtable *rt;
 	int err;
 
 	if (addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ int tcp_v4_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 
 	orig_sport = inet->inet_sport;
 	orig_dport = usin->sin_port;
-	rt = ip_route_connect(nexthop, inet->inet_saddr,
+	rt = ip_route_connect(&fl4, nexthop, inet->inet_saddr,
 			      RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk), sk->sk_bound_dev_if,
 			      IPPROTO_TCP,
 			      orig_sport, orig_dport, sk, true);
@@ -236,8 +237,7 @@ int tcp_v4_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 	if (err)
 		goto failure;
 
-	rt = ip_route_newports(rt, IPPROTO_TCP,
-			       orig_sport, orig_dport,
+	rt = ip_route_newports(&fl4, rt, orig_sport, orig_dport,
 			       inet->inet_sport, inet->inet_dport, sk);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(rt);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index fce9bd3bd3fe..cc673677c5de 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -296,12 +296,12 @@ out_in_use:
 
 static int l2tp_ip_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 {
-	int rc;
-	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct sockaddr_l2tpip *lsa = (struct sockaddr_l2tpip *) uaddr;
+	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
+	struct flowi4 fl4;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	__be32 saddr;
-	int oif;
+	int oif, rc;
 
 	rc = -EINVAL;
 	if (addr_len < sizeof(*lsa))
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len
 	if (ipv4_is_multicast(lsa->l2tp_addr.s_addr))
 		goto out;
 
-	rt = ip_route_connect(lsa->l2tp_addr.s_addr, saddr,
+	rt = ip_route_connect(&fl4, lsa->l2tp_addr.s_addr, saddr,
 			      RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk), oif,
 			      IPPROTO_L2TP,
 			      0, 0, sk, true);