diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
index 322dcebfc588..3b01959bf4bb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int inet_frag_evictor(struct netns_frags *nf, struct inet_frags *f, bool force)
 	}
 
 	work = frag_mem_limit(nf) - nf->low_thresh;
-	while (work > 0) {
+	while (work > 0 || force) {
 		spin_lock(&nf->lru_lock);
 
 		if (list_empty(&nf->lru_list)) {