diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 85c271c70d42..820de6a9ddde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK) {
 		skb->dev = vrf_dev;
 		skb->skb_iif = vrf_dev->ifindex;
+		IP6CB(skb)->flags |= IP6SKB_L3SLAVE;
 		skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -996,6 +997,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 {
 	skb->dev = vrf_dev;
 	skb->skb_iif = vrf_dev->ifindex;
+	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_L3SLAVE;
 
 	/* loopback traffic; do not push through packet taps again.
 	 * Reset pkt_type for upper layers to process skb
diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index 7e9a789be5e0..ca1ad9ebbc92 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ struct inet6_skb_parm {
 };
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV)
-static inline bool skb_l3mdev_slave(__u16 flags)
+static inline bool ipv6_l3mdev_skb(__u16 flags)
 {
 	return flags & IP6SKB_L3SLAVE;
 }
 #else
-static inline bool skb_l3mdev_slave(__u16 flags)
+static inline bool ipv6_l3mdev_skb(__u16 flags)
 {
 	return false;
 }
@@ -139,11 +139,22 @@ static inline bool skb_l3mdev_slave(__u16 flags)
 
 static inline int inet6_iif(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	bool l3_slave = skb_l3mdev_slave(IP6CB(skb)->flags);
+	bool l3_slave = ipv6_l3mdev_skb(IP6CB(skb)->flags);
 
 	return l3_slave ? skb->skb_iif : IP6CB(skb)->iif;
 }
 
+/* can not be used in TCP layer after tcp_v6_fill_cb */
+static inline bool inet6_exact_dif_match(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV)
+	if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_l3mdev_accept &&
+	    ipv6_l3mdev_skb(IP6CB(skb)->flags))
+		return true;
+#endif
+	return false;
+}
+
 struct tcp6_request_sock {
 	struct tcp_request_sock	  tcp6rsk_tcp;
 };
diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index bc43c0fcae12..c9d07988911e 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct sock;
 struct inet_skb_parm {
 	int			iif;
 	struct ip_options	opt;		/* Compiled IP options		*/
-	unsigned char		flags;
+	u16			flags;
 
 #define IPSKB_FORWARDED		BIT(0)
 #define IPSKB_XFRM_TUNNEL_SIZE	BIT(1)
@@ -48,10 +48,16 @@ struct inet_skb_parm {
 #define IPSKB_DOREDIRECT	BIT(5)
 #define IPSKB_FRAG_PMTU		BIT(6)
 #define IPSKB_FRAG_SEGS		BIT(7)
+#define IPSKB_L3SLAVE		BIT(8)
 
 	u16			frag_max_size;
 };
 
+static inline bool ipv4_l3mdev_skb(u16 flags)
+{
+	return !!(flags & IPSKB_L3SLAVE);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int ip_hdrlen(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return ip_hdr(skb)->ihl * 4;
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index f83b7f220a65..5b82d4d94834 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -794,12 +794,23 @@ struct tcp_skb_cb {
  */
 static inline int tcp_v6_iif(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	bool l3_slave = skb_l3mdev_slave(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h6.flags);
+	bool l3_slave = ipv6_l3mdev_skb(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h6.flags);
 
 	return l3_slave ? skb->skb_iif : TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h6.iif;
 }
 #endif
 
+/* TCP_SKB_CB reference means this can not be used from early demux */
+static inline bool inet_exact_dif_match(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV)
+	if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_l3mdev_accept &&
+	    ipv4_l3mdev_skb(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h4.flags))
+		return true;
+#endif
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* Due to TSO, an SKB can be composed of multiple actual
  * packets.  To keep these tracked properly, we use this.
  */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 77c20a489218..ca97835bfec4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <net/inet_hashtables.h>
 #include <net/secure_seq.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
+#include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/sock_reuseport.h>
 
 static u32 inet_ehashfn(const struct net *net, const __be32 laddr,
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__inet_inherit_port);
 
 static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 				const unsigned short hnum, const __be32 daddr,
-				const int dif)
+				const int dif, bool exact_dif)
 {
 	int score = -1;
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 				return -1;
 			score += 4;
 		}
-		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if) {
+		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if || exact_dif) {
 			if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if != dif)
 				return -1;
 			score += 4;
@@ -215,11 +216,12 @@ struct sock *__inet_lookup_listener(struct net *net,
 	unsigned int hash = inet_lhashfn(net, hnum);
 	struct inet_listen_hashbucket *ilb = &hashinfo->listening_hash[hash];
 	int score, hiscore = 0, matches = 0, reuseport = 0;
+	bool exact_dif = inet_exact_dif_match(net, skb);
 	struct sock *sk, *result = NULL;
 	u32 phash = 0;
 
 	sk_for_each_rcu(sk, &ilb->head) {
-		score = compute_score(sk, net, hnum, daddr, dif);
+		score = compute_score(sk, net, hnum, daddr, dif, exact_dif);
 		if (score > hiscore) {
 			reuseport = sk->sk_reuseport;
 			if (reuseport) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
index 00cf28ad4565..2fd0374a35b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__inet6_lookup_established);
 static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 				const unsigned short hnum,
 				const struct in6_addr *daddr,
-				const int dif)
+				const int dif, bool exact_dif)
 {
 	int score = -1;
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static inline int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 				return -1;
 			score++;
 		}
-		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if) {
+		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if || exact_dif) {
 			if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if != dif)
 				return -1;
 			score++;
@@ -131,11 +131,12 @@ struct sock *inet6_lookup_listener(struct net *net,
 	unsigned int hash = inet_lhashfn(net, hnum);
 	struct inet_listen_hashbucket *ilb = &hashinfo->listening_hash[hash];
 	int score, hiscore = 0, matches = 0, reuseport = 0;
+	bool exact_dif = inet6_exact_dif_match(net, skb);
 	struct sock *sk, *result = NULL;
 	u32 phash = 0;
 
 	sk_for_each(sk, &ilb->head) {
-		score = compute_score(sk, net, hnum, daddr, dif);
+		score = compute_score(sk, net, hnum, daddr, dif, exact_dif);
 		if (score > hiscore) {
 			reuseport = sk->sk_reuseport;
 			if (reuseport) {