diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 974ab47ae53a8..f485d553e65c5 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -1291,8 +1291,7 @@ tag - INTEGER
 xfrm4_gc_thresh - INTEGER
 	The threshold at which we will start garbage collecting for IPv4
 	destination cache entries.  At twice this value the system will
-	refuse new allocations. The value must be set below the flowcache
-	limit (4096 * number of online cpus) to take effect.
+	refuse new allocations.
 
 igmp_link_local_mcast_reports - BOOLEAN
 	Enable IGMP reports for link local multicast groups in the
@@ -1778,8 +1777,7 @@ ratelimit - INTEGER
 xfrm6_gc_thresh - INTEGER
 	The threshold at which we will start garbage collecting for IPv6
 	destination cache entries.  At twice this value the system will
-	refuse new allocations. The value must be set below the flowcache
-	limit (4096 * number of online cpus) to take effect.
+	refuse new allocations.
 
 
 IPv6 Update by:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
index 71b4ecc195c70..19455a5fc3288 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static struct dst_ops xfrm4_dst_ops_template = {
 	.destroy =		xfrm4_dst_destroy,
 	.ifdown =		xfrm4_dst_ifdown,
 	.local_out =		__ip_local_out,
-	.gc_thresh =		INT_MAX,
+	.gc_thresh =		32768,
 };
 
 static const struct xfrm_policy_afinfo xfrm4_policy_afinfo = {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index 79651bc71bf0d..ae30dc4973e8a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static struct dst_ops xfrm6_dst_ops_template = {
 	.destroy =		xfrm6_dst_destroy,
 	.ifdown =		xfrm6_dst_ifdown,
 	.local_out =		__ip6_local_out,
-	.gc_thresh =		INT_MAX,
+	.gc_thresh =		32768,
 };
 
 static const struct xfrm_policy_afinfo xfrm6_policy_afinfo = {