diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
index 68d622133f53..5b15459955f8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -219,9 +219,14 @@ static void igmp_start_timer(struct ip_mc_list *im, int max_delay)
 static void igmp_gq_start_timer(struct in_device *in_dev)
 {
 	int tv = prandom_u32() % in_dev->mr_maxdelay;
+	unsigned long exp = jiffies + tv + 2;
+
+	if (in_dev->mr_gq_running &&
+	    time_after_eq(exp, (in_dev->mr_gq_timer).expires))
+		return;
 
 	in_dev->mr_gq_running = 1;
-	if (!mod_timer(&in_dev->mr_gq_timer, jiffies+tv+2))
+	if (!mod_timer(&in_dev->mr_gq_timer, exp))
 		in_dev_hold(in_dev);
 }