diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index ca6e1e6c1496..c22103cec823 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -641,12 +641,12 @@ void arp_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(arp_xmit);
 
-static bool arp_is_garp(struct net_device *dev, int addr_type,
-			__be16 ar_op,
+static bool arp_is_garp(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
+			int *addr_type, __be16 ar_op,
 			__be32 sip, __be32 tip,
 			unsigned char *sha, unsigned char *tha)
 {
-	bool is_garp = tip == sip && addr_type == RTN_UNICAST;
+	bool is_garp = tip == sip;
 
 	/* Gratuitous ARP _replies_ also require target hwaddr to be
 	 * the same as source.
@@ -659,6 +659,11 @@ static bool arp_is_garp(struct net_device *dev, int addr_type,
 			tha &&
 			!memcmp(tha, sha, dev->addr_len);
 
+	if (is_garp) {
+		*addr_type = inet_addr_type_dev_table(net, dev, sip);
+		if (*addr_type != RTN_UNICAST)
+			is_garp = false;
+	}
 	return is_garp;
 }
 
@@ -859,18 +864,23 @@ static int arp_process(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	n = __neigh_lookup(&arp_tbl, &sip, dev, 0);
 
 	if (IN_DEV_ARP_ACCEPT(in_dev)) {
-		unsigned int addr_type = inet_addr_type_dev_table(net, dev, sip);
+		addr_type = -1;
 
 		/* Unsolicited ARP is not accepted by default.
 		   It is possible, that this option should be enabled for some
 		   devices (strip is candidate)
 		 */
-		is_garp = arp_is_garp(dev, addr_type, arp->ar_op,
+		is_garp = arp_is_garp(net, dev, &addr_type, arp->ar_op,
 				      sip, tip, sha, tha);
 
 		if (!n &&
-		    ((arp->ar_op == htons(ARPOP_REPLY)  &&
-				addr_type == RTN_UNICAST) || is_garp))
+		    (is_garp ||
+		     (arp->ar_op == htons(ARPOP_REPLY) &&
+		      (addr_type == RTN_UNICAST ||
+		       (addr_type < 0 &&
+			/* postpone calculation to as late as possible */
+			inet_addr_type_dev_table(net, dev, sip) ==
+				RTN_UNICAST)))))
 			n = __neigh_lookup(&arp_tbl, &sip, dev, 1);
 	}