diff --git a/include/linux/udp.h b/include/linux/udp.h
index d1fd8cd39478b6..c0f530809d1f3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/udp.h
+++ b/include/linux/udp.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ struct udp_sock {
 	int			(*gro_complete)(struct sock *sk,
 						struct sk_buff *skb,
 						int nhoff);
+
+	/* This field is dirtied by udp_recvmsg() */
+	int		forward_deficit;
 };
 
 static inline struct udp_sock *udp_sk(const struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index c608334d99aa56..5a38faa12cde7f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1177,8 +1177,20 @@ int udp_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page, int offset,
 /* fully reclaim rmem/fwd memory allocated for skb */
 static void udp_rmem_release(struct sock *sk, int size, int partial)
 {
+	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
 	int amt;
 
+	if (likely(partial)) {
+		up->forward_deficit += size;
+		size = up->forward_deficit;
+		if (size < (sk->sk_rcvbuf >> 2) &&
+		    !skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
+			return;
+	} else {
+		size += up->forward_deficit;
+	}
+	up->forward_deficit = 0;
+
 	atomic_sub(size, &sk->sk_rmem_alloc);
 	sk->sk_forward_alloc += size;
 	amt = (sk->sk_forward_alloc - partial) & ~(SK_MEM_QUANTUM - 1);