diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 3759167f91f5..078887c8c586 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ struct netns_ipvs {
 	struct delayed_work	defense_work;   /* Work handler */
 	int			drop_rate;
 	int			drop_counter;
+	int			old_secure_tcp;
 	atomic_t		dropentry;
 	/* locks in ctl.c */
 	spinlock_t		dropentry_lock;  /* drop entry handling */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index c8f81dd15c83..3cccc88ef817 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static bool __ip_vs_addr_is_local_v6(struct net *net,
 static void update_defense_level(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
 {
 	struct sysinfo i;
-	static int old_secure_tcp = 0;
 	int availmem;
 	int nomem;
 	int to_change = -1;
@@ -174,35 +173,35 @@ static void update_defense_level(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs)
 	spin_lock(&ipvs->securetcp_lock);
 	switch (ipvs->sysctl_secure_tcp) {
 	case 0:
-		if (old_secure_tcp >= 2)
+		if (ipvs->old_secure_tcp >= 2)
 			to_change = 0;
 		break;
 	case 1:
 		if (nomem) {
-			if (old_secure_tcp < 2)
+			if (ipvs->old_secure_tcp < 2)
 				to_change = 1;
 			ipvs->sysctl_secure_tcp = 2;
 		} else {
-			if (old_secure_tcp >= 2)
+			if (ipvs->old_secure_tcp >= 2)
 				to_change = 0;
 		}
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		if (nomem) {
-			if (old_secure_tcp < 2)
+			if (ipvs->old_secure_tcp < 2)
 				to_change = 1;
 		} else {
-			if (old_secure_tcp >= 2)
+			if (ipvs->old_secure_tcp >= 2)
 				to_change = 0;
 			ipvs->sysctl_secure_tcp = 1;
 		}
 		break;
 	case 3:
-		if (old_secure_tcp < 2)
+		if (ipvs->old_secure_tcp < 2)
 			to_change = 1;
 		break;
 	}
-	old_secure_tcp = ipvs->sysctl_secure_tcp;
+	ipvs->old_secure_tcp = ipvs->sysctl_secure_tcp;
 	if (to_change >= 0)
 		ip_vs_protocol_timeout_change(ipvs,
 					      ipvs->sysctl_secure_tcp > 1);