--- a/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct ipt_ip {
 #define IPT_F_FRAG		0x01	/* Set if rule is a fragment rule */
 #define IPT_F_GOTO		0x02	/* Set if jump is a goto */
 #define IPT_F_MASK		0x03	/* All possible flag bits mask. */
+#define IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH	0x80	/* Internal: no default match rules present */
 
 /* Values for "inv" field in struct ipt_ip. */
 #define IPT_INV_VIA_IN		0x01	/* Invert the sense of IN IFACE. */
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
 
 #define FWINV(bool, invflg) ((bool) ^ !!(ipinfo->invflags & (invflg)))
 
+	if (ipinfo->flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)
+		return true;
+
 	if (FWINV((ip->saddr&ipinfo->smsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->src.s_addr,
 		  IPT_INV_SRCIP)
 	    || FWINV((ip->daddr&ipinfo->dmsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->dst.s_addr,
@@ -138,13 +141,35 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
 		return false;
 	}
 
+#undef FWINV
 	return true;
 }
 
 static bool
-ip_checkentry(const struct ipt_ip *ip)
+ip_checkentry(struct ipt_ip *ip)
 {
-	if (ip->flags & ~IPT_F_MASK) {
+#define FWINV(bool, invflg) ((bool) || (ip->invflags & (invflg)))
+
+	if (FWINV(ip->smsk.s_addr, IPT_INV_SRCIP) ||
+		FWINV(ip->dmsk.s_addr, IPT_INV_DSTIP))
+		goto has_match_rules;
+
+	if (FWINV(!!((const unsigned long *)ip->iniface_mask)[0],
+		IPT_INV_VIA_IN) ||
+	    FWINV(!!((const unsigned long *)ip->outiface_mask)[0],
+		IPT_INV_VIA_OUT))
+		goto has_match_rules;
+
+	if (FWINV(ip->proto, IPT_INV_PROTO))
+		goto has_match_rules;
+
+	if (FWINV(ip->flags&IPT_F_FRAG, IPT_INV_FRAG))
+		goto has_match_rules;
+
+	ip->flags |= IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH;
+
+has_match_rules:
+	if (ip->flags & ~(IPT_F_MASK|IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)) {
 		duprintf("Unknown flag bits set: %08X\n",
 			 ip->flags & ~IPT_F_MASK);
 		return false;
@@ -154,6 +179,8 @@ ip_checkentry(const struct ipt_ip *ip)
 			 ip->invflags & ~IPT_INV_MASK);
 		return false;
 	}
+
+#undef FWINV
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +223,6 @@ static inline bool unconditional(const s
 	static const struct ipt_ip uncond;
 
 	return memcmp(ip, &uncond, sizeof(uncond)) == 0;
-#undef FWINV
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE) || \
@@ -321,8 +347,28 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct xt_match_param mtpar;
 	struct xt_target_param tgpar;
 
-	/* Initialization */
 	ip = ip_hdr(skb);
+
+	IP_NF_ASSERT(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook));
+	xt_info_rdlock_bh();
+	private = table->private;
+	table_base = private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
+	e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
+
+	if (e->target_offset <= sizeof(struct ipt_entry) &&
+		(e->ip.flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)) {
+			struct ipt_entry_target *t = ipt_get_target(e);
+			if (!t->u.kernel.target->target) {
+				int v = ((struct ipt_standard_target *)t)->verdict;
+				if ((v < 0) && (v != IPT_RETURN)) {
+					ADD_COUNTER(e->counters, ntohs(ip->tot_len), 1);
+					xt_info_rdunlock_bh();
+					return (unsigned)(-v) - 1;
+				}
+			}
+	}
+
+	/* Initialization */
 	indev = in ? in->name : nulldevname;
 	outdev = out ? out->name : nulldevname;
 	/* We handle fragments by dealing with the first fragment as
@@ -339,13 +385,6 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	mtpar.family  = tgpar.family = NFPROTO_IPV4;
 	mtpar.hooknum = tgpar.hooknum = hook;
 
-	IP_NF_ASSERT(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook));
-	xt_info_rdlock_bh();
-	private = table->private;
-	table_base = private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
-
-	e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
-
 	/* For return from builtin chain */
 	back = get_entry(table_base, private->underflow[hook]);
 
