#define GC_SCAN_INTERVAL       (120u * HZ)
 #define GC_SCAN_MAX_DURATION   msecs_to_jiffies(10)
 
-#define MAX_CHAINLEN   64u
+#define MIN_CHAINLEN   8u
+#define MAX_CHAINLEN   (32u - MIN_CHAINLEN)
 
 static struct conntrack_gc_work conntrack_gc_work;
 
        unsigned int hash, reply_hash;
        struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
        struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
+       unsigned int max_chainlen;
        unsigned int chainlen = 0;
        unsigned int sequence;
        int err = -EEXIST;
                                           &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple);
        } while (nf_conntrack_double_lock(net, hash, reply_hash, sequence));
 
+       max_chainlen = MIN_CHAINLEN + prandom_u32_max(MAX_CHAINLEN);
+
        /* See if there's one in the list already, including reverse */
        hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &nf_conntrack_hash[hash], hnnode) {
                if (nf_ct_key_equal(h, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple,
                                    zone, net))
                        goto out;
 
-               if (chainlen++ > MAX_CHAINLEN)
+               if (chainlen++ > max_chainlen)
                        goto chaintoolong;
        }
 
                if (nf_ct_key_equal(h, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple,
                                    zone, net))
                        goto out;
-               if (chainlen++ > MAX_CHAINLEN)
+               if (chainlen++ > max_chainlen)
                        goto chaintoolong;
        }
 
 int
 __nf_conntrack_confirm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+       unsigned int chainlen = 0, sequence, max_chainlen;
        const struct nf_conntrack_zone *zone;
-       unsigned int chainlen = 0, sequence;
        unsigned int hash, reply_hash;
        struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
        struct nf_conn *ct;
                goto dying;
        }
 
+       max_chainlen = MIN_CHAINLEN + prandom_u32_max(MAX_CHAINLEN);
        /* See if there's one in the list already, including reverse:
           NAT could have grabbed it without realizing, since we're
           not in the hash.  If there is, we lost race. */
                if (nf_ct_key_equal(h, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple,
                                    zone, net))
                        goto out;
-               if (chainlen++ > MAX_CHAINLEN)
+               if (chainlen++ > max_chainlen)
                        goto chaintoolong;
        }
 
                if (nf_ct_key_equal(h, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple,
                                    zone, net))
                        goto out;
-               if (chainlen++ > MAX_CHAINLEN) {
+               if (chainlen++ > max_chainlen) {
 chaintoolong:
                        nf_ct_add_to_dying_list(ct);
                        NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, chaintoolong);