diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index b4f24eabfa54..81efd2d3998d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ void ip_rt_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Check for load limit; set rate_last to the latest sent
 	 * redirect.
 	 */
-	if (peer->rate_tokens == 0 ||
+	if (peer->n_redirects == 0 ||
 	    time_after(jiffies,
 		       (peer->rate_last +
 			(ip_rt_redirect_load << peer->n_redirects)))) {